diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cff885d01..7280494a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -c constraints.txt -e .
-          pip install -U -c constraints.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
+          pip install -c constraints.txt -r requirements-dev.txt -e .
       - name: Run black
         run: make style
       - name: Run lint
@@ -91,8 +90,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -c constraints.txt -e .
-          pip install -U -c constraints.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
+          pip install -c constraints.txt -r requirements-dev.txt -e .
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: make unit-test-coverage
       - name: Report coverage to coveralls.io
@@ -134,8 +132,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e .
-          pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+          pip install -c constraints.txt -e . -r requirements-dev.txt
       - name: Run integration tests 1
         run: make integration-test-1
   integration-tests-2:
@@ -170,8 +167,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e .
-          pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+          pip install -c constraints.txt -e . -r requirements-dev.txt
       - name: Run integration tests 2
         run: make integration-test-2
   integration-tests-3:
@@ -206,8 +202,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e .
-          pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+          pip install -c constraints.txt -e . -r requirements-dev.txt
       - name: Run integration tests 3
         run: make integration-test-3
   tests-finished:
@@ -220,4 +215,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: coverallsapp/github-action@1.1.3
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          parallel-finished: true
\ No newline at end of file
+          parallel-finished: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index 79f3370bf..2b3e4f3d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e .
-          pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+          pip install -c constraints.txt -e . -r requirements-dev.txt
       - name: Run e2e tests
-        run: make e2e-test
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: make e2e-test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index 8884cdec7..3e82b750a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e .
-          pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+          pip install -c constraints.txt -e . -r requirements-dev.txt
       - name: Run integration tests 1
         run: make integration-test-1
   integration-tests-2:
@@ -81,8 +80,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e .
-          pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+          pip install -c constraints.txt -e . -r requirements-dev.txt
       - name: Run integration tests 2
         run: make integration-test-2
   integration-tests-3:
@@ -118,4 +116,4 @@ jobs:
           pip install -e .
           pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
       - name: Run integration tests 3
-        run: make integration-test-3
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: make integration-test-3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-terra-main.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-terra-main.yml
index 2d8c4d661..0337490e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-terra-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-terra-main.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   unit-tests-latest-qiskit-terra:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'Qiskit'
-    name: Run unit tests with latest code of qiskit-terra
+    name: Run unit tests with latest code of Qiskit
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     env:
       LOG_LEVEL: DEBUG
@@ -35,10 +35,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -c constraints.txt -e .
-          pip install -U -c constraints.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
-          pip install -U git+https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit-terra.git
+          # Install all in one go to force pip's resolver to avoid invalid states.
+          pip install -c constraints.txt -e . -r requirements-dev.txt git+https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit.git
       - name: Run tests
         # running unit tests against latest (non-released) code of qiskit-terra gives a basic level
         # of confidence that the integration between qiskit-ibm-provider and qiskit-terra works
-        run: make unit-test
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: make unit-test