diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 2dbf5b5..38e77ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
           WEBVM_MODE=github npm run build
 
       # Move required files for gh-pages deployment to the deployment directory $DEPLOY_DIR.
-      - run: mv build $DEPLOY_DIR
+      - run: sudo mv build $DEPLOY_DIR
 
       # We generate index.list files for our httpfs to function properly.
       - name: make index.list