diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy-frontend.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy-frontend.yml
index a56f8b42ab..50dfd1aea9 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy-frontend.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy-frontend.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: frontend
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
+      - name: Install rsync
+        run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y rsync
+
       - name: Sync LinkML schemas to frontend
         working-directory: frontend
         run: pnpm run sync-schemas