diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a502f5f9..75e46c4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libgeos-dev
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
+          pip install --only-binary=shapely shapely
           make install_all
           pip install -e ".[test]"
           pip install pinecone pinecone-text