diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index 39c5b91df..b37071bd2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         restore-keys: |
           ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-pip-
     - name: install qcodes
-      run: pip install . -c requirements.txt
+      run: pip install .[docs] -c requirements.txt
     - name: Build docs on linux
       run: |
         cd docs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
index b130b2081..148457726 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-pip-
     - name: install package
       run: |
-        pip install . -c requirements.txt
+        pip install .[test] -c requirements.txt
     - name: Run Mypy
       run: mypy qcodes_contrib_drivers
       if: matrix.python-version != '3.7'