diff --git a/.github/workflows/read-nwbfile-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/read-nwbfile-tests.yml
index 1201485c2..e8a3f1dde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/read-nwbfile-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/read-nwbfile-tests.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ jobs:
       - run: git fetch --prune --unshallow --tags
 
       - name: Install pytest
-        run: pip install pytest
+        run: |
+          pip install pytest
+          pip install pytest-cov
 
       - name: Install package
         run: pip install ".[dandi]"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/streaming-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/streaming-tests.yml
index 4686511ce..3761abd09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/streaming-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/streaming-tests.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ jobs:
       - run: git fetch --prune --unshallow --tags
 
       - name: Install pytest
-        run: pip install pytest
+        run: |
+          pip install pytest
+          pip install pytest-cov
 
       - name: Install package
         run: pip install ".[dandi]"