diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 8064570c..6a564486 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup base pkgs
         #shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
+          brew install hdf5
 
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
 
           pip3 install tempita tables
           pip3 install cython blosc2
-          pip3 install numpy scipy numba astropy
+          pip3 install numpy scipy numba astropy pandas
           pip3 install wheel pkgconfig
 
           python setup.py develop