diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
index 2570789f..f51d7bcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ jobs:
           MOKO_CLONE_HOST: git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting
           COMPOSER_AUTH: '{"github-oauth":{"github.com":"${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}"}}'
         run: |
+          # Ensure PHP + Composer are available
+          if ! command -v composer &> /dev/null; then
+            sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl composer >/dev/null 2>&1
+          fi
           git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet \
             "https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/MokoStandards-API.git" \
             /tmp/mokostandards-api
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-server.yml b/.github/workflows/update-server.yml
index cd9b5159..b25f9c70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-server.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-server.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ jobs:
           MOKO_CLONE_HOST: git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting
           COMPOSER_AUTH: '{"github-oauth":{"github.com":"${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}"}}'
         run: |
+          if ! command -v composer &> /dev/null; then
+            sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl composer >/dev/null 2>&1
+          fi
           git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet \
             "https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/MokoStandards-API.git" \
             /tmp/mokostandards-api 2>/dev/null || true