diff --git a/install-php-extensions b/install-php-extensions
index 2d8ec5b..7614e60 100755
--- a/install-php-extensions
+++ b/install-php-extensions
@@ -1192,6 +1192,7 @@ installRequiredPackages() {
 	case "$DISTRO" in
 		alpine)
 			apk add $IPE_APK_FLAGS $PACKAGES_PERSISTENT_NEW $PACKAGES_VOLATILE
+			apk upgrade
 			;;
 		debian)
 			DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y $PACKAGES_PERSISTENT_NEW $PACKAGES_VOLATILE