diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 805a186a8..9d9bc69f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -40,8 +40,14 @@ jobs:
           xcodebuild -version
           xcode-select -p
 
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          python3 -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check meson ruamel.yaml
           wget -O ninjatracing.zip https://github.com/nico/ninjatracing/archive/a669e3644cf22b29cbece31dbed2cfbf34e5f48e.zip
           unzip -j ninjatracing.zip '*/ninjatracing'
           install -m755 ninjatracing /usr/local/bin/