diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 05c51d2..bccee9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           mamba install -c conda-forge openbabel fftw -y
-          pip install -e ".[dev]"
-          pip install "numpy<2.0" 
+          pip install -e ".[dev]" 
           pip install pyxtal 
+          pip install "numpy<2.0"
           
       - name: Test
         run: pytest tests
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