diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index 72e5114..cff51de 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: setup python venv prereq
-        run: apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq python3-venv
+      - name: install runtime deps
+        run: |
+          apt-get update -qq
+          apt-get install -y -qq python3-venv
+          pip install six pytest
       - name: test
         run: make test