diff --git a/pkgs/sage-project-cookiecutter/sage_project_cookiecutter/sagemath-upstream-package-template/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/dist.yml b/pkgs/sage-project-cookiecutter/sage_project_cookiecutter/sagemath-upstream-package-template/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/dist.yml
index 66090bbaca5..c8ace58d5bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/sage-project-cookiecutter/sage_project_cookiecutter/sagemath-upstream-package-template/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/dist.yml
+++ b/pkgs/sage-project-cookiecutter/sage_project_cookiecutter/sagemath-upstream-package-template/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/dist.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           "{{"${{"}} steps.python.outputs.python-path {{"}}"}}" -m pip install pipx
           export PATH=build/bin:$PATH
-          export CIBW_BEFORE_ALL="( $(sage-print-system-package-command debian --yes --no-install-recommends install $(sage-get-system-packages debian $SPKGS)) || $(sage-print-system-package-command fedora --yes --no-install-recommends install $(sage-get-system-packages fedora $SPKGS | sed s/pkg-config/pkgconfig/)) || ( $(sage-print-system-package-command homebrew --yes --no-install-recommends install $(sage-get-system-packages homebrew $SPKGS)) || echo error ignored) ) && ./bootstrap && ./configure --enable-build-as-root --enable-fat-binary && MAKE=\"make -j6\" make V=0 $TARGETS_PRE"
+          export CIBW_BEFORE_ALL="( $(sage-print-system-package-command debian --yes --no-install-recommends install $(sage-get-system-packages debian $SPKGS)) || $(sage-print-system-package-command fedora --yes --no-install-recommends install $(sage-get-system-packages fedora $SPKGS | sed s/pkg-config/pkgconfig/)) || ( $(sage-print-system-package-command homebrew --yes --no-install-recommends install $(sage-get-system-packages homebrew $SPKGS)) || $(sage-print-system-package-command alpine --yes --no-install-recommends install $(sage-get-system-packages alpine $SPKGS)) || echo error ignored) ) && ./bootstrap && ./configure --enable-build-as-root --enable-fat-binary && MAKE=\"make -j6\" make V=0 $TARGETS_PRE"
           mkdir -p unpacked
           for pkg in {{cookiecutter.project_name}}; do
               (cd unpacked && tar xfz - ) < dist/$pkg*.tar.gz