diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
index 803819e34d8..4916f039877 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source code
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    
+    - name: Setup python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.10'
+
+    - name: Install python packages
+      run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install cdsapi
       
     - name: Run tests
       run: |