diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 81494fb57b6..adf083e7140 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install test-requirements.txt
+        run: pip install -r test-requirements.txt
       - name: Run tests
         shell: bash
         env:
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4420847ab60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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