diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 2a44fbec8..e976e459d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "Failed to restore Python virtual environment from cache"
           exit 1
+      - name: Install additional system dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libpulse0
       - name: Register pylint problem matcher
         run: |
           echo "::add-matcher::.github/workflows/matchers/pylint.json"
diff --git a/requirements_tests.txt b/requirements_tests.txt
index 434fd2bda..bb1fe416e 100644
--- a/requirements_tests.txt
+++ b/requirements_tests.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-astroid==3.3.6
+astroid==3.3.7
 coverage==7.6.9
 pre-commit==4.0.1
 pylint==3.3.2