diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9ffdf0c8c..860ba08a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -93,12 +93,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download LLVM (MacOS Intel)
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-13'
         run: |
+          brew update
           brew install llvm lua@5.4 lld
           brew --prefix llvm@20 # Verifies it is LLVM 20
 
       - name: Download LLVM (MacOS ARM)
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-14'
         run: |
+          brew update
           brew install llvm wasmtime lua@5.4 lld
           brew --prefix llvm@20 # Verifies it is LLVM 20
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index b137c0ee8..76052743c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Download LLVM and setup PATH
         run: |
+          brew update
           brew install llvm dylibbundler lld
           brew --prefix llvm@20 # Verifies it is LLVM 20
 
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Download LLVM and setup PATH
         run: |
+          brew update
           brew install llvm dylibbundler lld
           brew --prefix llvm@20 # Verifies it is LLVM 20