diff --git a/.github/workflows/contrib_rerun_py.yml b/.github/workflows/contrib_rerun_py.yml
index 88282f1b2927..78dbc845dfa7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contrib_rerun_py.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contrib_rerun_py.yml
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ jobs:
         # find the dependencies to reinstall them.
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          pip uninstall rerun-sdk
-          pip install rerun-sdk==${{ steps.get-version.outputs.wheel_version }} --no-index --find-links dist
+          pixi run -e wheel-test pip uninstall rerun-sdk
+          pixi run -e wheel-test pip install rerun-sdk==${{ steps.get-version.outputs.wheel_version }} --no-index --find-links dist
 
       - name: Verify built wheel version
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_build_examples.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_build_examples.yml
index 10bb775663c7..62be700b1f01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_build_examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_build_examples.yml
@@ -76,12 +76,11 @@ jobs:
             -r scripts/ci/requirements-examples-${{ inputs.CHANNEL }}.txt \
             --no-input
 
-      - name: Install Python dependencies and wheel
+      - name: Install built wheel
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          pixi run pip uninstall rerun-sdk -y
-          pixi run pip install deprecated '"numpy>=1.23,<2"' pyarrow>=14.0.2 pytest==7.1.2
-          pixi run pip install rerun-sdk --no-index --find-links wheel
+          pixi run -e wheel-test pip uninstall rerun-sdk -y
+          pixi run -e wheel-test pip install rerun-sdk --no-index --find-links wheel
 
       - name: Verify built wheel version
         shell: bash