diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wheel-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build-wheel-linux.yml
index 899c86971..2e398b871 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-wheel-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wheel-linux.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - run: /buildscripts/prepare_deps.sh ./eckit/python_wrapper/buildconfig 3.11
       - run: /buildscripts/compile.sh ./eckit/python_wrapper/buildconfig
-
-      ################################################################
       - run: /buildscripts/wheel-linux.sh ./eckit/python_wrapper/buildconfig 3.11
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         name: Upload wheel 3.11
diff --git a/python_wrapper/buildconfig b/python_wrapper/buildconfig
index 95c47ea5a..b83d0f87a 100644
--- a/python_wrapper/buildconfig
+++ b/python_wrapper/buildconfig
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 NAME="eckit"
 CMAKE_PARAMS="-DENABLE_MPI=0  -DENABLE_ECKIT_GEO=1"
 PYPROJECT_DIR="python_wrapper"
-FINDLIBS_DEPENDENCIES='[]'
+DEPENDENCIES='[]'