diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index 86fdf226e..6d292c0a3 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ deploy-dev = "mike deploy --push dev devel"
 
 [feature.schema.tasks]
 generate-schema = { cmd = "python model.py > schema.json", cwd = "schema" }
-test-schema = { cmd = "pytest -s", depends-on = "generate-schema", cwd = "schema" }
+# Using deprecated `depends_on` to avoid conflicts in ci. Changes after release.
+test-schema = { cmd = "pytest -s", depends_on = "generate-schema", cwd = "schema" }
 toml-lint = "taplo lint --verbose **/pixi.toml"
 toml-format = "taplo fmt **/pixi.toml"