diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark_base.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark_base.yml
index 0cf2489f8..4e129d7d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark_base.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark_base.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,33 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
           python-version: '3.9' 
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: .venv
+          key: poetry-${{ hashFiles('poetry.lock') }}
+      - name: Install Poetry
+        run: |
+          curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | POETRY_VERSION=1.6.1 python3 -
+          echo "export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Verify Poetry installation
+        run: poetry --version
+      - name: Configure Poetry
+        run: |
+          poetry config virtualenvs.in-project true
+          poetry config installer.parallel false
+      - name: Debugging information
+        run: |
+          echo "Current directory: $(pwd)"
+          echo "Contents of current directory:"
+          ls -al
+          echo "Poetry environment info:"
+          poetry env info
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          poetry install -vv
       - uses: bencherdev/bencher@main
       - name: Track base branch benchmarks with Bencher
         run: |
-          sudo apt update
-          . scripts/ci_install_deps
           bencher run \
           --project pyquil \
           --token '${{ secrets.BENCHER_API_TOKEN }}' \