diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
index c9c483643..6feba7315 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           hatch run lint:typing
 
+      - name: Install required system packages for installing and running tests
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get install libsystemd-dev cmake libdbus-1-dev libglib2.0-dev
+
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |
           hatch run testing:test