diff --git a/.github/workflows/github_action_build_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/github_action_build_docs.yml
index 040b474f4a..6470a2004e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github_action_build_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github_action_build_docs.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ jobs:
       # full game dir needed for mv-local
       - name: Set up evennia game dir
         run: |
-          pip install -e .
-          pip install -r requirements_extra.txt
+          pip install .
+          pip install .[extra]
           cd ..
           evennia --init gamedir
           cd gamedir
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml b/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml
index bded2da4c3..87e9483d11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         cache: pip
         cache-dependency-path: |
-          requirements.txt
-          requirements_extra.txt
+          pyproject.toml 
 
     - name: Install package dependencies
       run: |
@@ -107,10 +106,8 @@ jobs:
         pip install mysqlclient
         pip install coveralls
         pip install tblib
-        pip install -e .
-
-    - name: Install extra dependencies
-      run: pip install -r requirements_extra.txt
+        pip install .
+        pip install .[extra]
 
     - name: Initialize evennia
       run: |