diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml
index 5a7ee6173..00ba3741b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           sex -v
           solve-field --version
           pip install --upgrade pip
+          python3 -m pip install --user pipx
           python -m pipx install --upgrade poetry coveralls
           poetry install