diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 0bf0cc6e..8093c263 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ jobs:
         /usr/bin/python3 --version
         /usr/bin/python3 -m pip --version
         /usr/bin/python3 -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check --quiet \
-          --target "$PYTHON_DEPS" requests pyyaml openpyxl
+          --target "$PYTHON_DEPS" requests pyyaml openpyxl pytest
         export PYTHONPATH="$PYTHON_DEPS:${PYTHONPATH:-}"
         echo "PYTHONPATH=$PYTHON_DEPS:${PYTHONPATH:-}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-        /usr/bin/python3 -c 'import requests, yaml, openpyxl; print("Python dependencies: PASS")'
+        /usr/bin/python3 -c 'import requests, yaml, openpyxl, pytest; print("Python dependencies: PASS")'
 
     - name: Install Node Dependencies
       run: |
@@ -214,10 +214,10 @@ jobs:
         /usr/bin/python3 --version
         /usr/bin/python3 -m pip --version
         /usr/bin/python3 -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check --quiet \
-          --target "$PYTHON_DEPS" requests pyyaml openpyxl
+          --target "$PYTHON_DEPS" requests pyyaml openpyxl pytest
         export PYTHONPATH="$PYTHON_DEPS:${PYTHONPATH:-}"
         echo "PYTHONPATH=$PYTHON_DEPS:${PYTHONPATH:-}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-        /usr/bin/python3 -c 'import requests, yaml, openpyxl; print("Python dependencies: PASS")'
+        /usr/bin/python3 -c 'import requests, yaml, openpyxl, pytest; print("Python dependencies: PASS")'
 
     - name: Validate Snapshot Admin Web UI
       run: python3 tools/validate_snapshot_admin_web_v1.py