diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index e82eb7b..843a550 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
+        with:
+          packages:
+            any::knitr
+            any::rmarkdown
+
       - name: Set up Quarto
         uses: quarto-dev/quarto-actions/setup@v2