diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/docs.yml b/.gitea/workflows/docs.yml
index 128341a3d5..be40f90abf 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ jobs:
             git clone --depth 1 --branch main "$REPO_URL" .
           fi
 
+      - name: Install mdBook
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v mdbook &>/dev/null; then
+            MDBOOK_VERSION="v0.5.2"
+            wget -q -O mdbook.tar.gz "https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/releases/download/${MDBOOK_VERSION}/mdbook-${MDBOOK_VERSION}-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
+            tar -xzf mdbook.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin
+            rm mdbook.tar.gz
+          fi
+
       - name: Build mdBook
         run: mdbook build docs/