diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 81b5aaa3b..21d0894b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -102,10 +102,12 @@ jobs:
                   echo "version=$NEXT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
             - run: sudo apt-get update
-              if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+              # self hosted Linux ARM64 runner has this baked in
+              if: runner.os == 'Linux' && runner.arch != 'ARM64'
             - name: Install system dependencies
+              # self hosted Linux ARM64 runner has this baked in
               uses: daaku/gh-action-apt-install@v4
-              if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+              if: runner.os == 'Linux' && runner.arch != 'ARM64'
               with:
                   # https://tauri.app/v1/guides/getting-started/prerequisites#setting-up-linux
                   packages: libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev