diff --git a/.github/workflows/action_BODC_table_generator.yml b/.github/workflows/action_BODC_table_generator.yml
index 418dd40..82ddc1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/action_BODC_table_generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/action_BODC_table_generator.yml
@@ -50,16 +50,17 @@ jobs:
         uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
           r-version: ${{ matrix.config.r }}
-          
-      # Step 6: Install package dependencies
-      - name: Install package dependencies
-        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
 
-      # Step 7: Install R packages
+      # Step 6: Install R packages
       - name: Install R packages
         run: |
-          Rscript -e 'install.packages(c("usethis","devtools"))'
+          Rscript -e 'install.packages(c("usethis","devtools","remotes"))'
+          Rscript -e 'remotes::install_github("r-spatial/sf")'
           
+      # Step 7: Install package dependencies
+      - name: Install package dependencies
+        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
+        
       # Step 8: Read the CSV files in R and run the usethis::use_data() commands
       - name: Process CSV files with R
         run: |