diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yaml
index 35a3f264..309f3b06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
 
+env:
+  QUARTO_PREVIEW: "1"
+
 jobs:
   build-docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install '.[dev,dask,ray,spark]' lazydocs pyyaml
+          pip install -e '.[dev,dask,ray,spark]' lazydocs pyyaml
 
       # setup quarto for rendering example/tutorial nbs
       - uses: quarto-dev/quarto-actions/setup@v2