diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-changed-files.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint-changed-files.yaml
index f5a70aae..5fbd6b4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-changed-files.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-changed-files.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ jobs:
           cat('\noptions(lintr.linter_file = ".lintr")\n', file = "~/.Rprofile", append = TRUE)
         shell: Rscript {0}
 
+      - name: Install package
+        run: R CMD INSTALL .
+
       - name: Extract and lint files changed by this PR
         run: |
           files <- gh::gh("GET https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/files")