diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 35387679d..a2d78658c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt install valgrind
       - name: Install pytest and pytest-html
         if: ${{ matrix.target == 'python_unit_testing' }}
-        run: pip3 install pytest pytest-html
+        run: pip3 install --break-system-packages pytest pytest-html
       - name: Install Sphinx and some Sphinx packages
         if: ${{ matrix.documentation == 'ON' }}
         run: pip3 install sphinx sphinx-copybutton sphinx-inline-tabs