diff --git a/.github/workflows/target-test.yml b/.github/workflows/target-test.yml
index 106dae7b3..a3d87872d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/target-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/target-test.yml
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL: "https://www.piwheels.org/simple"
         run: |
-          pip install --only-binary cryptography --extra-index-url https://dl.espressif.com/pypi/ -r $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/requirements.txt
+          pip install --only-binary cryptography --extra-index-url https://dl.espressif.com/pypi/ -r $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ci/requirements.txt
       - name: Download Example Test to target
         run: python -m esptool --chip ${{ matrix.idf_target }} write_flash 0x0 components/esp_websocket_client/examples/build/flash_image.bin
       - name: Run Example Test on target
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_apps.yml b/.github/workflows/test_apps.yml
index a4830cb44..2b5fc4b1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_apps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_apps.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: components/mdns/tests/test_apps
         run: |
           . ${IDF_PATH}/export.sh
-          pip install dpkt pytest idf_build_apps pytest-embedded-serial-esp
+          pip install -r $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ci/requirements.txt
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.example }} with IDF-${{ matrix.idf_ver }} for ${{ matrix.idf_target }}
         env:
           IDF_TARGET: ${{ matrix.idf_target }}
diff --git a/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/requirements.txt b/ci/requirements.txt
similarity index 74%
rename from components/esp_websocket_client/examples/requirements.txt
rename to ci/requirements.txt
index e92ba8128..60d3b2604 100644
--- a/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/requirements.txt
+++ b/ci/requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@ pytest-embedded-serial-esp
 pytest-embedded-idf
 junit_xml
 SimpleWebSocketServer
+dpkt
+pytest
+idf_build_apps