diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c4e4aed..501506c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
 
-      - name: Set up requirements and configuration variables
+      - name: Install build requirements
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake
-          pip install --upgrade pip wheel build
+          pip install --upgrade -r build_requirements.txt
 
       - name: make
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
index 3f2d160..67526ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
@@ -19,39 +19,25 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
 
-      - name: Set up requirements & configuration variables
+      - name: Install build requirements
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake
-          pip install --upgrade pip wheel
-          pip install -r test_requirements.txt
-          echo "CASM_PREFIX=$(python -m libcasm.casmglobal --prefix)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          CASM_SOFLAGS="-shared -Wl,--no-as-needed"
-          echo "CASM_SOFLAGS=${CASM_SOFLAGS}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          pip install --upgrade -r build_requirements.txt
 
       - name: make
         shell: bash
         run: |
           pip install .
 
-      - name: make test
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          python -m pytest -rsap tests
-
-      - name: Set up doc requirements
+      - name: Install test requirements & set configuration variables
         run: |
-          pip install -r doc_requirements.txt
+          pip install -r test_requirements.txt
+          echo "CASM_PREFIX=$(python -m libcasm.casmglobal --prefix)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          CASM_SOFLAGS="-shared -Wl,--no-as-needed"
+          echo "CASM_SOFLAGS=${CASM_SOFLAGS}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
-      - name: build docs
+      - name: make test
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          cd python/doc
-          sphinx-build -b html . _build/html
-
-      - name: upload docs
-        if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: libcasm-configuration-docs
-          path: python/doc/_build/html
+          python -m pytest -rsap tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml
index aaf080e..0456e96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml
@@ -16,20 +16,23 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
 
-      - name: Set up requirements & configuration variables
+      - name: Install build requirements
         run: |
           brew update
           brew install cmake
-          pip install --upgrade pip wheel
-          pip install -r test_requirements.txt
+          pip install --upgrade -r build_requirements.txt
 
       - name: make
         shell: bash
         run: |
           pip install .
 
+      - name: Install test requirements & set configuration variables
+        run: |
+          pip install -r test_requirements.txt
+          echo "CASM_PREFIX=$(python -m libcasm.casmglobal --prefix)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
       - name: make test
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          export CASM_PREFIX=$(python -m libcasm.casmglobal --prefix)
           python -m pytest -rsap tests
diff --git a/build_requirements.txt b/build_requirements.txt
index fc27e0b..1dd1370 100644
--- a/build_requirements.txt
+++ b/build_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pip
-setuptools>=42
\ No newline at end of file
+setuptools>=42
+wheel