diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ff96c23..c0ad62e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install pytest pyyaml
           # TODO switch to pypi
           python -m pip install "petab_sciml @ git+https://github.com/PEtab-dev/petab_sciml.git"
+          python -m pip install torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
           python -m pip install "petab @ git+https://github.com/PEtab-dev/libpetab-python.git"
 
       - name: Lint problems