diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c5e710292ff5cefc064eaabb73b2af848cd4a2ee..29d58f28abc7b77d98f7ec486b454e60050c3cec 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ test_package:
   stage: test
   script:
     - pip install .  # Install the package
+    - pip install pytest
     - pytest  # Run tests
 
 publish_package: