diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_test.yml
index 4b150c4..6b85759 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_test.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         
+      - name: Install BiocManager
+        run: Rscript -e "install.packages('BiocManager')"
+        
       - name: Install BiomaesteR
         run: Rscript -e "devtools::install(repos = BiocManager::repositories())"