diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-workflow.yml
index 5ea14e3f..44b5b59c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-workflow.yml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ jobs:
           python scripts/test_install.py
 
   deploy-pypi:
-    needs: test-notebooks,test-install]
+    needs: [test-notebooks,test-install]
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest