diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index dec38e1..d75a5bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install flake8 pytest cython numpy setuptools
+          pip install flake8 pytest cython numpy setuptools pandas
           python setup.py build_ext --inplace
-          if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+          # if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
       - name: Lint with flake8
         run: |
           # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names