diff --git a/.github/workflows/gitsecrets.yml b/.github/workflows/gitsecrets.yml
index 6e151327525..5c106412de0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gitsecrets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gitsecrets.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
           path: src/github.com/aws/amazon-ecs-agent
       - name: Git Secrets Scan Script
         run: |
+          # workaround git-secrets requiring the say command: https://github.com/awslabs/git-secrets/pull/221
+          ln -s "$(which echo)" /usr/local/bin/say
           set -ex
           cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
           git clone https://github.com/awslabs/git-secrets.git && cd git-secrets