diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a6b932a51e8432b7cb636800ca082d04e7b7a877..1696458d4e853eb707ebbe525c95b7b02dff2bb2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ test_enpt:
     # update some dependencies
     # - pip install 'geoarray>=0.15.8'
     # - pip install 'py_tools_ds>=0.14.23'
-    - mamba install "sicor>=0.19.1"
+    - mamba install "sicor>=0.19.1" joblib gdal>=3.8
+    - pip install 'sensormapgeo>=1.0.0'  # TODO remove this and install from conda-forge is available
 
     # install sicor and perhaps switch sicor branch
     # - rm -rf context/sicor