diff --git a/.github/workflows/netlicensing-client-release.yml b/.github/workflows/netlicensing-client-release.yml
index 734a3a95..0c84d477 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/netlicensing-client-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/netlicensing-client-release.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,13 @@ jobs:
             jdk-suffix: -jdk17
 
     steps:
-    # Specific to maven:3-amazoncorretto-17-al2023 image
-    # - name: Install required tooling
-    #   run: yum install -y --allowerasing git gnupg2
+    - name: Install required tooling
+      # Specific to maven:3-amazoncorretto-17-al2023 image
+      # run: yum install -y --allowerasing git gnupg2
+      # Specific to maven:3-eclipse-temurin-17 image
+      run: |
+        apt-get update
+        apt-get install -y ssh gnupg2
 
     - name: Checkout the sources
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/netlicesning-client-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/netlicesning-client-ci.yml
index b4639385..fd5a8cbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/netlicesning-client-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/netlicesning-client-ci.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ jobs:
         EOF
 
     - name: Calculate branch suffix
+      # Ensure bash is used, as the script uses bash-specific syntax
+      shell: bash
       run: |
         if [ "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" = "master" ]
         then