diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
index 82776148a7..0e7fa07aa7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Install apt dependencies
       run: |
-        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get update -o Acquire::Languages=none -o Acquire::Translation=none
         sudo apt-get --no-install-recommends -y install \
           liblua5.4-dev \
           libsystemd-dev
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cross-zoo.yml b/.github/workflows/cross-zoo.yml
index 5abd9cbcd2..82d903652f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cross-zoo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cross-zoo.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: install packages
       run: |
-        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get update -o Acquire::Languages=none -o Acquire::Translation=none
         sudo apt-get -yq --force-yes install \
             gcc-${{ matrix.platform.arch }} \
             ${{ matrix.platform.libs }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vtest.yml b/.github/workflows/vtest.yml
index 8b10a1cdc9..ea8b5ee74d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vtest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vtest.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install apt dependencies
       if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu-') }}
       run: |
-        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get update -o Acquire::Languages=none -o Acquire::Translation=none
         sudo apt-get --no-install-recommends -y install \
           ${{ contains(matrix.FLAGS, 'USE_LUA=1')     && 'liblua5.4-dev'  || '' }} \
           ${{ contains(matrix.FLAGS, 'USE_PCRE2=1')   && 'libpcre2-dev'   || '' }} \