diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 7d0bb11..0f03265 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Check matched tag version and branch version - on tag
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-      run: python admin/check_tag_version_match.py "${{ github.ref }}"
+      run: |
+        python -Im pip install --upgrade pep517
+        python admin/check_tag_version_match.py "${{ github.ref }}"
 
     - name: Publish to PyPI - on tag
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')