diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs_link_check.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs_link_check.yaml
index a3678b4d..498c201c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs_link_check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs_link_check.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip                             #upgrading pip                
-          pip install -r docs/requirements.txt                            #installing the required packages from repo docs/requirements.txt
+          pip install -r docs/requirements.txt   
+          pip install sphinx-linkcheck
           echo "Dependencies installed."
       # Run Sphinx linkcheck to check for broken URLs
       - name: Run Sphinx linkcheck