diff --git a/.github/workflows/protocol.yml b/.github/workflows/protocol.yml
index 1592a7c642f..5ac4436e399 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/protocol.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/protocol.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
 
-      - name: Install Git
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y git
+      - name: Prepare environment
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y git nc
 
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4