diff --git a/.github/workflows/update.yaml b/.github/workflows/update.yaml
index 0b0f7bff..c234521b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ jobs:
       image: nixpkgs/nix
     steps:
       - run: nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable nixpkgs
+      - run: nix-channel --update
       - run: nix-env -iA nixpkgs.nodejs
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4