diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yaml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yaml
index ee1b2ef35..97c24279b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yaml
@@ -40,8 +40,12 @@ jobs:
         restore-keys: |
           ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
 
+# TODO: get rid of old libssl1.1_1.1.0g-2ubuntu4_amd64.deb after tarpaulin is removed
     - name: Install deps
-      run: sudo apt -y install protobuf-compiler
+      run: |
+        sudo apt -y install protobuf-compiler 
+        wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.0g-2ubuntu4_amd64.deb
+        sudo dpkg -i libssl1.1_1.1.0g-2ubuntu4_amd64.deb
 
     - name: Run all tests & Generate report
       uses: actions-rs/tarpaulin@v0.1