diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 803b731..2048911 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ jobs:
           ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.SSH_SERVER }} << 'EOF'
             cd ~/cover-letter # Replace with your project's path on the server
             git pull origin main # or your branch
-            docker compose down
-            docker compose up -d --build
+            sudo docker compose down
+            sudo docker compose up -d --build
           EOF