diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 97673a8..05c51d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           mamba install -c conda-forge openbabel fftw -y
-          pip install "numpy<2.0" 
           pip install -e ".[dev]"
+          pip install "numpy<2.0" 
           pip install pyxtal 
           
       - name: Test