diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/build_tests.yml
index 1bf3b6d59..2e6068cf5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_tests.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install wntr
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install wntr_${{ matrix.python-version }}_${{ matrix.os }}.whl
+        pip install wheel numpy>=1.2.1,<2.0 scipy networkx pandas matplotlib setuptools
+        pip install --no-index --pre --find-links=. wntr
     - name: Usage of wntr
       run: |
         python -c "import wntr"