diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0d976b1c..28c16e03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
+    - name: Install dependencies testing
+      run: make prereqs
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip