diff --git a/postgres-appliance/build_scripts/dependencies.sh b/postgres-appliance/build_scripts/dependencies.sh
index 33fe897db..c3bbf4ca6 100644
--- a/postgres-appliance/build_scripts/dependencies.sh
+++ b/postgres-appliance/build_scripts/dependencies.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ go get -v -t -d ./...
 go mod vendor
 
 bash link_brotli.sh
+
+sed -i -e 's/1.0.17/1.0.18/g' link_libsodium.sh
+sed -i -e "s/download\/\$LIBSODIUM_VERSION/download\/\$LIBSODIUM_VERSION-RELEASE/g" link_libsodium.sh
+
 bash link_libsodium.sh
 
 export USE_LIBSODIUM=1