diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
index b8fe9ae..bf6dc55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,14 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.11"
 
     steps:
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      # these libraries enable testing on Qt on linux
+      - uses: tlambert03/setup-qt-libs@v1
       # Run tests
-      - name: Setup Qt requirements
-        if: runner.os == 'linux'
-        run: 'sudo apt-get install -y libegl1 libdbus-1-3 libxkbcommon-x11-0 libxcb-icccm4 libxcb-image0 libxcb-keysyms1 libxcb-randr0 libxcb-render-util0 libxcb-xinerama0 libxcb-xinput0 libxcb-xfixes0 x11-utils libxcb-cursor0'
       - uses: neuroinformatics-unit/actions/test@v2
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}