diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3c846bbc2..9003c6792 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
-          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip pytest psycopg furl cryptography
-          python3 -m pytest -vv test_action.py
+          python3 -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
+          python3 -m pytest -vv tests/test_action.py
         env:
           CONNECTION_URI: ${{ steps.postgres.outputs.connection-uri }}
           SERVICE_NAME: ${{ steps.postgres.outputs.service-name }}
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
-          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip pytest psycopg furl cryptography
-          python3 -m pytest -vv test_action.py
+          python3 -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
+          python3 -m pytest -vv tests/test_action.py
         env:
           CONNECTION_URI: ${{ steps.postgres.outputs.connection-uri }}
           SERVICE_NAME: ${{ steps.postgres.outputs.service-name }}
diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..815ba63db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+cryptography
+furl
+psycopg
+pytest
diff --git a/test_action.py b/tests/test_action.py
similarity index 100%
rename from test_action.py
rename to tests/test_action.py