diff --git a/install_and_cache_pkgs.sh b/install_and_cache_pkgs.sh
index 9d68cf8..6e52a44 100755
--- a/install_and_cache_pkgs.sh
+++ b/install_and_cache_pkgs.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ for package in $packages; do
 done
 
 mkdir -p $cache_dir
+echo "* Updating APT package list and get the latest information..."
+sudo apt-get update
 for package in $packages; do
   cache_filepath=$cache_dir/$package.tar.gz