diff --git a/.github/workflows/prebuild.yaml b/.github/workflows/prebuild.yaml
index 74248fcd..80e34608 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prebuild.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prebuild.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.10]
+        python-version: ["3.10"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -26,14 +26,17 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install flake8 pytest
+        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
     - name: ccpp-prebuild unit tests
       run: |
         export PYTHONPATH=$(pwd)/scripts:$(pwd)/scripts/parse_tools
         cd test_prebuild
         python3 test_metadata_parser.py
         python3 test_mkstatic.py
-
     - name: ccpp-prebuild blocked data tests
       run: |
         cd test_prebuild/test_blocked_data