diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index b33c4567..14d727ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install libblas-dev liblapack-dev
-          python -m pip install --user wheel pybind11
+          python -m pip install --user wheel pybind11 pytest
           python -m pip install --user -r requirements.txt
       - name: Run tests
         run: |