diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yaml b/.github/workflows/actions.yaml
index dcf278e..754b329 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yaml
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         pip install --upgrade pip
+        # we need the latest nomad version for testing
+        pip install nomad-lab[infrastructure]@git+https://github.com/nomad-coe/nomad.git@develop
         pip install '.[dev]' --index-url https://gitlab.mpcdf.mpg.de/api/v4/projects/2187/packages/pypi/simple
-        pip install --force-reinstall '.[tests]'
         pip install coverage coveralls
     - name: mypy
       run: |
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8becd64..c97b472 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ dev = [
     "pytest-cov==2.7.1",
     "ruff==0.1.4"
 ]
-tests = [
-    # we need the latest nomad version for testing
-    "nomad-lab[infrastructure]@git+https://github.com/nomad-coe/nomad.git@develop"
-]
+
 [tool.ruff]
 include = ["runschema/*.py", "tests/*.py"]