diff --git a/.github/workflows/py-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/py-ci.yml
index 7fed5c9..12f7152 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/py-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/py-ci.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install pylint
+
     - name: Test with unittest
       run: |
         PYTHONPATH=py/ python3 -m unittest discover -v py/tests