diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8dc7c21..12937b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ jobs:
           fi
           grep -q "PWA_VERSION = '$version'" frontend/index.html
 
-      - name: Install build tooling
-        run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip build
+      - name: Install build tooling and the runtime dependency
+        run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip pyusb build
 
       - name: Python tests
         run: python -m unittest discover -s tests