diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 9da617e28..fe6b617bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -29,14 +29,10 @@ jobs:
           which pip
           python --version
           pip --version
-      - name: Create and activate venv
+
+      - name: Create venv
         run: |
           python -m venv lint_py_imports
-          source ./lint_py_imports/bin/activate
-      - name: Install JupyterLab
-        run: pip install jupyterlab~=4.0
-      - name: Install `import-linter`
-        run: pip install import-linter~=1.12.1
 
       - name: Echo environment details
         run: |
@@ -45,12 +41,29 @@ jobs:
           which jlpm
           python --version
           pip --version
-          ls /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/attr
-          cat /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/attr/__init__.py
+
+      - name: Echo environment details
+        run: |
+          source lint_py_imports/bin/activate
+          which python
+          which pip
+          which jlpm
+          python --version
+          pip --version
+
+      - name: Install job dependencies
+        run: |
+          source ./lint_py_imports/bin/activate
+          pip install jupyterlab~=4.0
+          pip install `import-linter`
 
       - name: Install Jupyter AI packages from source
         run: |
+          source ./lint_py_imports/bin/activate
           jlpm install
           jlpm install-from-src
+
       - name: Lint Python imports
-        run: lint-imports
+        run: |
+          source ./lint_py_imports/bin/activate
+          jlpm lint-imports