diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/gitea-actions-minimal.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/gitea-actions-minimal.yaml
index c3c130c..93986a3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/gitea-actions-minimal.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/gitea-actions-minimal.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ls ${{ gitea.workspace }}
       - name: build context
-        run: . .venv/bin/activate && ansible-builder create -f minimal-environment.yml -c context-minimal
+      - run: python3 -m venv .venv && . .venv/bin/activate
+      - run: . .venv/bin/activate && python -m ensurepip --upgrade
+      - run: . .venv/bin/activate && python -m pip install ansible-builder
+      - run: . .venv/bin/activate && ansible-builder create -f minimal-environment.yml -c context-minimal
       - name: List files in the repository
         run: |
           ls ${{ gitea.workspace }}/context-minimal