diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_automerge_dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_automerge_dependabot.yml
index ae5f66b7..f39213dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_automerge_dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_automerge_dependabot.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install -U setuptools wheel
+        pip install requests
 
         while IFS="" read -r line || [ -n "${line}" ]; do
           if [[ "${line}" =~ ^invoke.*$ ]]; then