diff --git a/.github/workflows/wipac-cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/wipac-cicd.yml
index 556c471..d3806dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wipac-cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wipac-cicd.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Dependencies
         run: |
           pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
-          pip install .
+          pip install .[tests]
       - run: |
           python -m pytest test
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 687c3ec..f0f0608 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ requires-python = ">=3.9, <3.14"
 name = "IceCube"
 email = "developers@icecube.wisc.edu"
 
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+tests = ["pytest"]
+
 [project.license]
 file = "LICENSE"