diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 9ed3576..37bec8c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Python + MkDocs
         run: |
           apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip
-          pip3 install -r ci/mkdocs/requirements.txt
+          apt-get install -y python3 python3-venv python3-pip
+
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          . .venv/bin/activate
+
+          pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r ci/mkdocs/requirements.txt
 
       - name: Build site into Docker volume
         run: |