diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 0337b983..23133820 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         pip install .
     - name: Install additional dependencies for tests
       run: |
-        pip install nbmake pytest
-        pip install -r docs/requirements_docs.txt
-        pip install typing_extensions
+        pip install -r requirements_dev.txt
         pip install coverage
     - name: Print pip freeze
       run: |
diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index ff5aba65..d7ad8aa2 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-# only needed for local development
+# only needed for local development and testing
+jupyter==1.1.1
+nbmake==1.5.4
 pre-commit==3.5.0
+pytest==8.3.2