diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index dc455e7..89681f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
           python -m pip install --upgrade uv
-          uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
+          uv pip install -e ".[dev]" --system
       - name: Check package versions
         run: |
           uv pip show -V elementembeddings