diff --git a/.github/workflows/branchbuild.yml b/.github/workflows/branchbuild.yml
index ef8d21a7..aa5f0545 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/branchbuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/branchbuild.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install pytest hypothesis pandas Cython==3.0.10
+          pip install Cython==3.0.10
 
       - name: Generate cython
         run: |
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ jobs:
           # test whether tarball contains all files required for compiling
           pip install dist/rapidfuzz-*.tar.gz -v
 
+      - name: Install testing dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install pytest hypothesis pandas
+
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |
           pytest tests
@@ -64,15 +68,15 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build .
           sudo cmake --build . --target install
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install pytest hypothesis pandas
-
       - name: build
         run: |
           pip install . -v
 
+      - name: Install testing dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install pytest hypothesis pandas
+
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |
           pytest tests
@@ -104,15 +108,15 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build .
           sudo cmake --build . --target install
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install pytest hypothesis pandas
-
       - name: build
         run: |
           pip install . -v
 
+      - name: Install testing dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install pytest hypothesis pandas
+
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |
           pytest tests