diff --git a/.github/workflows/tflm.yml b/.github/workflows/tflm.yml
index e60eaec..cb0a5c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tflm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tflm.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build-tflm:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: '🩹 Apply patches'
       run: |
-        cd tflite-micro
-        git apply --verbose ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/patches/tflite_micro.patch
+        git apply --verbose --directory=tflite-micro ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/patches/tflite_micro.patch
 
     - name: '♻ Caching dependencies'
       uses: actions/cache@v4.0.2
@@ -67,9 +66,15 @@ jobs:
       if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: source tools/ci.sh && ci_install_arm_gcc
 
+    - name: '🐍 Set up Python'
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        cache: 'pip'
+        python-version: "3.12.4"
+
     - name: '🛠 Install dependencies'
       run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip numpy==1.24 Pillow==10.3
+        python -m pip install --break-system-packages --upgrade pip -r requirements.txt
 
     - name: '🏗 Build TFLM'
       run: |
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4973021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+numpy==1.26.4
+Pillow==10.4.0
diff --git a/tools/ci.sh b/tools/ci.sh
index a4b8ff2..9703eac 100644
--- a/tools/ci.sh
+++ b/tools/ci.sh
@@ -39,13 +39,19 @@ ci_build_target() {
     ETHOSU_CONFIG="-DNPU_QCONFIG=0 -DNPU_REGIONCFG_0=0 -DAXI_LIMIT0_MAX_BEATS_BYTES=1 -DAXI_LIMIT0_MEM_TYPE=2 -DAXI_LIMIT1_MAX_BEATS_BYTES=1 -DAXI_LIMIT1_MEM_TYPE=2 -DAXI_LIMIT2_MAX_BEATS_BYTES=1 -DAXI_LIMIT2_MEM_TYPE=2 -DAXI_LIMIT3_MAX_BEATS_BYTES=1 -DAXI_LIMIT3_MEM_TYPE=2"
 
     pushd ${TFLM_REPO_PATH}
+echo "make -j$(nproc) -f tensorflow/lite/micro/tools/make/Makefile \
+TARGET=cortex_m_generic TARGET_ARCH=${TARGET_ARCH} CO_PROCESSOR=${TARGET_COPROC} \
+${TARGET_ARGS} OPTIMIZED_KERNEL_DIR=${TARGET_KERNEL} CORE_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL=-O2 \
+KERNEL_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL=-O2 THIRD_PARTY_KERNEL_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL=-O2 \
+TARGET_TOOLCHAIN_ROOT=${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/bin/ TARGET_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX=arm-none-eabi- \
+ETHOSU_EXTRA_CFLAGS=${ETHOSU_CONFIG} BUILD_TYPE=${TARGET_BUILD} MICROLITE_LIB_NAME=libtflm.a microlite"
+    
     make -j$(nproc) -f tensorflow/lite/micro/tools/make/Makefile \
-                       TARGET=cortex_m_generic TARGET_ARCH=${TARGET_ARCH} \
-                       CO_PROCESSOR=${TARGET_COPROC} ${TARGET_ARGS} ETHOSU_EXTRA_CFLAGS="${ETHOSU_CONFIG}" \
-                       OPTIMIZED_KERNEL_DIR=${TARGET_KERNEL} CORE_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL=-O2 \
-                       KERNEL_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL=-O2 THIRD_PARTY_KERNEL_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL=-O2 \
-                       TARGET_TOOLCHAIN_ROOT=${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/bin/ TARGET_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX=arm-none-eabi- \
-                       BUILD_TYPE=${TARGET_BUILD} MICROLITE_LIB_NAME=libtflm.a microlite
+         TARGET=cortex_m_generic TARGET_ARCH=${TARGET_ARCH} CO_PROCESSOR=${TARGET_COPROC} \
+         ${TARGET_ARGS} OPTIMIZED_KERNEL_DIR=${TARGET_KERNEL} CORE_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL=-O2 \
+         KERNEL_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL=-O2 THIRD_PARTY_KERNEL_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL=-O2 \
+         TARGET_TOOLCHAIN_ROOT=${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/bin/ TARGET_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX=arm-none-eabi- \
+         ETHOSU_EXTRA_CFLAGS="${ETHOSU_CONFIG}" BUILD_TYPE=${TARGET_BUILD} MICROLITE_LIB_NAME=libtflm.a microlite
     popd
     mv ${TFLM_REPO_PATH}/gen/*/lib/libtflm.a libtflm-${TARGET_NAME}-${TARGET_BUILD}.a
 }