diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
index dd3b8c2..786bc35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
@@ -24,19 +24,22 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: '3.10'
-
+    
     # Step 3: Install dependencies
-    - name: Install dependencies and libbdsg
+    - name: Install build tools
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        # Install libbdsg by cloning and installing from its directory
+        pip install setuptools wheel setuptools_scm
+
+    - name: Install libbdsg
+      run: |
         git clone --recursive https://github.com/vgteam/libbdsg.git
         cd libbdsg
         pip install .
         cd ..
-        # Install other dependencies from requirements.txt
-        pip install -r requirements.txt
 
-    # Step 4: Run tests
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: pip install -r requirements.txt
+
     - name: Run tests
-      run: pytest
+      run: pytest
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