diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-external-patches.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-external-patches.yml
index 0c3ef5df7..959e51dc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-external-patches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-external-patches.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         # note: This will use the version defined in '.python-version' by defaultç
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
+      - name: Setup git
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
 
+      - name: Install requirements
+        run: pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+
       - name: Import external patches
         run: python3 scripts/update_external_patches.py
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml
index cb772a3d9..a9f122e2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install autopep8
         run: sudo apt install python3-autopep8
 
+      - name: Install requirements
+        run: pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+
       - name: Check if any files changed
         id: git-check
         run: |