diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml b/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
index 6c9f6bc..85f12d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install libsndfile1
+          # Install build dependencies first (required for madmom and vamp)
+          pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+          pip install "Cython>=0.29.0" "numpy>=1.21.0,<2.0.0"
           ./scripts/install.sh
           pip install sphinx sphinx-press-theme sphinx-click 
           pip install sphinxcontrib-bibtex numpydoc