diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 05b18d808..1e8c2f722 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Run CPU tests"
         run: |
           # Hack this in to test whether blis matters for this windows bug
-          pip install blis==1.1.0a0
+          pip install blis==1.1.0a0 --no-deps --ignore-installed
           export OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=1
           python -m pytest --pyargs spacy -W error
         if: "!(startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') && matrix.python_version == '3.11')"