diff --git a/.github/workflows/revdeps.yaml b/.github/workflows/revdeps.yaml
index e522afcf..752ef3ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/revdeps.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/revdeps.yaml
@@ -44,9 +44,17 @@ jobs:
           r-version: ${{ matrix.config.r }}
           use-public-rspm: false
 
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
+        with:
+          extra-packages: |
+            any::rcmdcheck
+            PredictiveEcology/reproducible@development
+            fastshp=?ignore
+            NLMR=?ignore
+          needs: check
+
       - name: Install additional package dependencies
         run: |
-          pak::pkg_install("PredictiveEcology/reproducible@development")
           pak::pkg_install("ropensci/NLMR")
           pak::pkg_install("s-u/fastshp")
         shell: Rscript {0}