diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_qlib_from_source.yml b/.github/workflows/test_qlib_from_source.yml
index 7271287dcb..fec50211fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_qlib_from_source.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_qlib_from_source.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       # pip release version 23.1 on Apr.15 2023, CI failed to run, Please refer to #1495 ofr detailed logs.
       # The pip version has been temporarily fixed to 23.0
       run: |
-        python -m pip install pip==23.0
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
     - name: Installing pytorch for macos
       if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-11' || matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}
@@ -172,5 +172,4 @@ jobs:
         timeout_minutes: 60
         max_attempts: 3
         command: |
-          cd tests
-          python -m pytest . -m "not slow" --durations=0
+          python -m pytest ./tests -m "not slow" --durations=0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_qlib_from_source_slow.yml b/.github/workflows/test_qlib_from_source_slow.yml
index 1dfcc0179c..7447fe9077 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_qlib_from_source_slow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_qlib_from_source_slow.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       # pip release version 23.1 on Apr.15 2023, CI failed to run, Please refer to #1495 ofr detailed logs.
       # The pip version has been temporarily fixed to 23.0
       run: |
-        python -m pip install pip==23.0
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install --upgrade cython numpy
         pip install -e .[dev]
 
@@ -66,5 +66,4 @@ jobs:
         timeout_minutes: 240
         max_attempts: 3
         command: |
-          cd tests
-          python -m pytest . -m "slow" --durations=0
+          python -m pytest ./tests -m "slow" --durations=0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6350d092c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools", "numpy", "Cython"]