diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdist.yml b/.github/workflows/sdist.yml
index da864c1b..65f2c8bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdist.yml
@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y libsvn-dev
       - name: Build sdist
         run: |
           pip install build
           python -m build --sdist --outdir dist/
       - name: Install sdist and test import
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get install -y libsvn-dev
           pip install dist/*.tar.gz
-          python -c "from subvertpy import client, ra, repos, subr, wc"
+          cd /tmp && python -c "from subvertpy import client, ra, repos, subr, wc"
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: subvertpy-sdist