Fix CI build errors by pinning build dependencies

- Pin setuptools==78.1.0 and wheel==0.45.1 in requirements.txt
- Update CI workflow to install from requirements.txt
- Ensure consistent build environment for packaging and testing

Author: decodingchris

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
-          pip install pytest coverage
+          pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
 
       - name: Run tests with coverage
         run: |

requirements.txt

@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-# Test requirements for TaskNow (April 2025 verified versions)
+setuptools==78.1.0
+wheel==0.45.1
 pytest==8.3.5
-pytest-cov==6.1.1
-
-# For development flexibility (minimum versions):
-# pytest>=8.3.5
-# pytest-cov>=6.1.1
-
-# To freeze exact versions:
-# pip freeze > requirements-frozen.txt
+pytest-cov==6.1.1