diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic_go.yml b/.github/workflows/basic_go.yml
index 09e5549..7298760 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic_go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic_go.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       skip-race-tests:
         type: boolean
+      install-additional-apt-packages:
+        type: string
+        description: "apt-get install additional apt packages"
 
 jobs:
   build_and_test:
@@ -58,6 +61,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           go mod download
 
+      - name: Install additional dependencies
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "${{ inputs.install-additional-apt-packages }}" ]; then
+            echo "Installing additional packages"
+            sudo apt-get install ${{ inputs.install-additional-apt-packages }}
+          fi
+
       - name: Build packages
         run: go build -v ./...
 
@@ -100,6 +110,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           go mod download
 
+      - name: Install additional dependencies
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "${{ inputs.install-additional-apt-packages }}" ]; then
+            echo "Installing additional packages"
+            sudo apt-get install ${{ inputs.install-additional-apt-packages }}
+          fi
+
       - name: Go Mod should be tidy
         run: |
           go mod tidy
@@ -183,6 +200,13 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ github.job }}-${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
           restore-keys: ${{ github.job }}-${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
 
+      - name: Install additional dependencies
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "${{ inputs.install-additional-apt-packages }}" ]; then
+            echo "Installing additional packages"
+            sudo apt-get install ${{ inputs.install-additional-apt-packages }}
+          fi
+
       - name: Staticcheck
         if: ${{ !cancelled() && !inputs.skip-staticcheck }}
         run: |