diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-bioc.yml b/.github/workflows/check-bioc.yml
index b6d3ac3..6872695 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-bioc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-bioc.yml
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "::set-env name=XML_CONFIG::/usr/local/opt/libxml2/bin/xml2-config"
 
           brew install imagemagick@6
+          Rscript -e "remotes::install_github('r-lib/xml2')"
       - name: Install BiocManager
         run: |
           remotes::install_cran("BiocManager")