diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2b96e140d5..85ffb48bed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Install avocado libs
         working-directory: ./avocado-libs
-        run: pip install -e .
+        run: |
+         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+         pip install 'setuptools-rust==1.1.2'
+         pip install -e .
       - name: Finish installing dependencies
         run: |
          pip install -e .