diff --git a/.github/workflows/cromwell_unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cromwell_unit_tests.yml
index 88951871d8..776685f7e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cromwell_unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cromwell_unit_tests.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3 # checkout the cromwell repo
+    - uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
     - uses: ./.github/set_up_cromwell_action #Exectute this reusable github action. It will set up java/sbt/git-secrets/cromwell.
       with:
         cromwell_repo_token: ${{ secrets.BROADBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_build_test.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_build_test.yml
index d3e5369fca..2ea9d9a497 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_build_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_build_test.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           repository: broadinstitute/cromwell
           token: ${{ secrets.BROADBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           path: cromwell
+      - uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
index bf13316158..29a8cce3af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 120
     steps:
+    - uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3 # checkout the cromwell repo
       with:
         ref: ${{ inputs.target-branch }}