diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-codecov.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-codecov.yml
index 393f7b7..803958b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-codecov.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-codecov.yml
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python3 -m pip install -U pip
         python3 -m pip install -U build
-        python3 -m pip install flake8 pytest
-        python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+        python3 -m pip install flake8
 
     - name: Lint with flake8
       run: |
@@ -46,11 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python3 -m build
         # install the package in editable mode for the coverage report
-        python3 -m pip install -e .
-
-    - name: Install dependencies for coverage report
-      run: |
-        python3 -m pip install pytest pytest-cov coverage
+        python3 -m pip install -e .["pytest"]
 
     - name: Generate coverage report
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-release-candidate.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-release-candidate.yaml
index 6fc4e23..c1b4963 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-release-candidate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-release-candidate.yaml
@@ -70,10 +70,8 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         python -m pip install flake8
-        python -m pip install pytest pytest-cov coverage
         python -m pip install -U build
-        python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
-        python -m pip install --editable .[test]
+        python -m pip install --editable .["pytest"]
 
     - name: Sanity check with flake8
       run: |
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 78c74bf..2820128 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-testing = [
+pytest = [
 	"pytest",
 	"pytest-cov",
 	"pytest-flake8",