diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ea31907..b0f6fc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -46,12 +46,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install compatibility test dependencies
         run: >-
-          python -m pip install aiohttp pytest torch
+          python -m pip install pytest torch
           "transformers${{ matrix.version }}"
 
       - name: Verify GroundingDINO BERT compatibility
         run: >-
           python -m pytest -q
+          --rootdir=tests
+          --confcutdir=tests
           tests/test_grounding_dino_bert_adapter.py
           tests/test_grounding_dino_text_token_masks.py