diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 1fe9501..ffa130e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ jobs:
 
       # Step 3: Install project dependencies
       # Runs shell commands to install the libraries listed in your requirements.txt.
+      - name: Add test dependencies to requirements
+        run: |
+          echo "pytest==8.4.2" >> ./7project/backend/requirements.txt
+          echo "pytest-asyncio==1.2.0" >> ./7project/backend/requirements.txt
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip