diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e8d7c94c..6526f7d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -125,15 +125,21 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ inputs.runner == 'macos-latest' }}
       - run: tree
       ### build iguana
+      - name: resolve dependencies
+        id: deps
+        run: |
+          args="--hipo hipo --fmt fmt"
+          meson/resolve-dependencies.py $args
+          echo opts=$(meson/resolve-dependencies.py $args --cli) >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: meson setup
         run: |
-          meson setup                                                    \
-            $(meson/resolve-dependencies.py --cli --hipo hipo --fmt fmt) \
-            -Dbuildtype=release                                          \
-            -Dprefix=$(pwd)/iguana                                       \
-            -Dexamples=True                                              \
-            -Ddocumentation=False                                        \
-            ${{ matrix.extra_build_opts }}                               \
+          meson setup                      \
+            ${{ steps.deps.outputs.opts }} \
+            -Dbuildtype=release            \
+            -Dprefix=$(pwd)/iguana         \
+            -Dexamples=True                \
+            -Ddocumentation=False          \
+            ${{ matrix.extra_build_opts }} \
             build
       - name: dump build options
         run: meson configure build | cat