diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke_test.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke_test.yml
index b90845ee..0108b306 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke_test.yml
@@ -20,15 +20,21 @@ jobs:
         python-version: '3.9'
         cache: 'pip' 
 
-    - run: pip install -r requirements.txt
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
     - name: Install this package
       run: pip install -e .
-
-    - name: Install dependencies
+    
+    - name: Debug information
       run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements.txt
+        echo ${{ github.repository }}
+        echo ${{ github.sha }}
+        echo ${{ github.ref }}
+        echo ${{ github.event_name }}
+        # list current working directory
+        echo pwd
+        ls -a
     
     - name: Run the smoke tests
       run: |