diff --git a/.woodpecker/workflow.yaml b/.woodpecker/workflow.yaml
index 68bf7b5..ad5cc1e 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/workflow.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/workflow.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ steps:
       - python -m venv venv
       - . venv/bin/activate
       - python -m pip install --no-deps --quiet -r requirements.txt -r requirements.dev.txt
-      - python -m pip install .
+      - python -m pip install -e .
       - python -m pytest tests.py
       # coverage: uv run pytest tests.py --cov-report= --cov=src # no cov report on terminal: useful for CI