diff --git a/.github/requirements.txt b/.github/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..98a33bfbd4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# this file is only used for constraining pyright version in CI
+# It is done like this to allow dependabot to automatically bump the version
+pyright==1.1.356
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
index bb4999f9efd..4f68b8223f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
@@ -81,9 +81,14 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         pip install .[test] -c requirements.txt
       if: ${{ !matrix.min-version }}
+    - name: install pyright
+      run: |
+        pip install pyright -c requirements.txt
+      working-directory: .github
+      if: ${{ !matrix.min-version }}
     - uses: jakebailey/pyright-action@20e69225f7f4713c65694eedc9f9c09ea517233b # v2.3.0
       with:
-        version: 1.1.356
+        version: PATH
       if: ${{ !matrix.min-version }}
     - name: Run Mypy
       run: mypy -p qcodes