diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml
index 049f14dd2..11c868a2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate the docs
         shell: bash
         run: |
+          poetry install
           poetry run python -m pydoc -w \
             kittycad \
             kittycad.api \
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ed29cb977..79a2c3d73 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ dmypy.json
 .idea/
 
 /coverage.xml
-/.coverage
\ No newline at end of file
+/.coverage