diff --git a/.github/workflows/notebook-test.yml b/.github/workflows/notebook-test.yml
index f5158c6..80e55ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notebook-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notebook-test.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python3 -m pip install -e ".[test]"
+          python3 -m pip install pyimagej
+          python3 -c "import imagej; ij = imagej.init('2.5.0'); print(ij.getVersion())"
       - name: Test notebooks
         run: |
           pytest --nbmake --nbmake-timeout=3000  examples/*ipynb
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