diff --git a/.github/workflows/pdocs.yml b/.github/workflows/pdocs.yml
index f88958d6..c6bff637 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pdocs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pdocs.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        python -m pip install pkg_resources
         python -m pip install --editable .[docs]
         cd tests/cannonsim/src; make; cd ../../.. 
         pip install pdoc