diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 7eef947..6cdfeda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Smoke test built wheel
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -m pip install --no-deps dist/*.whl
+          python -m pip install dist/*.whl
           vstack --help >/dev/null
 
       - name: Validate built artifact version