diff --git a/.github/workflows/stackhpc-container-image-build.yml b/.github/workflows/stackhpc-container-image-build.yml
index 475eab672..f41c88b34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stackhpc-container-image-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stackhpc-container-image-build.yml
@@ -178,7 +178,12 @@ jobs:
       # Normally installed during host configure.
       - name: Install Docker Python SDK
         run: |
-          sudo pip install docker 'requests<2.32.0'
+          . /etc/os-release
+          if [[ $VERSION_ID == 22.04 ]]; then
+              sudo pip install docker 'requests<2.32.0'
+          else
+              sudo pip install docker 'requests<2.32.0' --break-system-packages
+          fi
 
       - name: Get Kolla tag
         id: write-kolla-tag