diff --git a/.github/workflows/update.yml b/.github/workflows/update.yml
index 377fafec8..dbe47d6f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: sudo apt-get install -y gettext
+      - run: pip install -r requirements.txt
       - run: uv run generate.py  # generates index.html and index.json
       - run: mkdir -p build && cp index.* style.css build
       - name: Deploy 🚀
diff --git a/generate.py b/generate.py
index 1d7493d85..f773848b3 100644
--- a/generate.py
+++ b/generate.py
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-# /// script
-# requires-python = ">=3.11"
-# dependencies = [
-#     "gitpython",
-#     "potodo",
-#     "jinja2",
-#     "docutils",
-# ]
-# ///
 import json
 import concurrent.futures
 import itertools
diff --git a/generate_metadata.py b/generate_metadata.py
index 30b72668f..06df5b79c 100644
--- a/generate_metadata.py
+++ b/generate_metadata.py
@@ -1,15 +1,3 @@
-# /// script
-# requires-python = ">=3.11"
-# dependencies = [
-#     "gitpython",
-#     "potodo",
-#     "jinja2",
-#     "sphinx",
-#     "python-docs-theme",
-#     "dacite",
-#     "sphinx-lint",
-# ]
-# ///
 import concurrent.futures
 import itertools
 import logging
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10a498db1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+gitpython
+potodo
+jinja2
+docutils
+sphinx
+python-docs-theme
+dacite
+sphinx-lint