diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-registry.yml b/.github/workflows/update-registry.yml
index a96c1d2..bb6a1b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-registry.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-registry.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install --user -e git+https://github.com/wsp-sag/network_wrangler.git@main#egg=network_wrangler
+          pip install pytest
           python update_registry.py
 
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