diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c40f1a5d..af0a6a56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         sudo apt-get -y install python3.7 python3.7-dev python3-pip python3-setuptools
-        python3.7 -m pip install `tools/snippets pip_req_list`
+        tools/snippets install_pip_reqs
     - name: Run checks and tests
       run: make -j2 check test