diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml
index ccde97712f..235cb98fa3 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ jobs:
           export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
           echo deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing  main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/testing.list
           apt-get update -qq
-          apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y git git-lfs
+          apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y git git-lfs git-annex
           rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/testing.list
           apt-get update -qq
       - name: setup user and permissions
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ jobs:
           export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
           echo deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing  main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/testing.list
           apt-get update -qq
-          apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y git git-lfs
+          apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y git git-lfs git-annex
           rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/testing.list
           apt-get update -qq
       - name: setup user and permissions
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
           export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
           echo deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing  main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/testing.list
           apt-get update -qq
-          apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y git git-lfs
+          apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y git git-lfs git-annex
           rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/testing.list
           apt-get update -qq
       - name: setup user and permissions