diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 21e0ca7..102b2e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
+      - name: Install system dependencies
+        run: sudo apt install libboost-dev-all
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install ".[dev]"