diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
index 4029722915..f0b8108375 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
@@ -51,10 +51,23 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Clone ansys-api-edb
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          repository: ansys-internal/ansys-api-edb
+          token: ${{ secrets.EDB_SHARED_SECRET }}
+          path: external/ansys-api-edb
+
+      - name: Install ansys-api-edb
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install external/ansys-api-edb
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade .[test]
           python -m pip install --upgrade tox-gh-actions
+
       - name: Test with tox
         # Only the tox environment specified in the tox.ini gh-actions is run
         run: tox -e test -- --ignore=tests/e2e