diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_libraries.yml b/.github/workflows/update_libraries.yml
index 8264039..4c7bf67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_libraries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_libraries.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.x'
           cache: 'pip'
 
-      - name: Install git-archive
-        run: pip install -U git-archive-all
+      - name: Install python dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install --upgrade --upgrade-strategy only-if-needed -r requirements.txt
 
       - name: Install submodules
         run: |
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa78777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Wheel for installs
+wheel
+
+# Git Archive All for easy zip making
+git-archive-all
+platformio