diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 5c5cac9d4..e90bb62ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          pip install wheel setuptools pip --upgrade
           pip install --no-build-isolation .[dev]
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |