diff --git a/.devcontainer/requirements.txt b/.devcontainer/requirements.txt
index 2d4b04b..ce675b8 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/requirements.txt
+++ b/.devcontainer/requirements.txt
@@ -146,3 +146,4 @@ xarray==2023.8.0
 xesmf==0.8.2
 zict==3.0.0
 zipp==3.17.0
+lxml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quarto.yaml b/.github/workflows/quarto.yaml
index 5f15c27..f9c9f9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quarto.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quarto.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ jobs:
 #      - name: Set up Quarto
 #        uses: quarto-dev/quarto-actions/setup@v2
 
+      - name: update dependencies
+        run: python -m pip install .devcontainer/requirements.txt
+
       - name: Render and Publish
         if: github.repository == 'boettiger-lab/nasa-topst-env-justice'
         uses: quarto-dev/quarto-actions/publish@v2