diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index 581012d1..fa2973ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -71,14 +71,12 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         allow-prereleases: true
-    - name: Lock and sync dependencies
-      env:
-        AIOHTTP_VERSION: ${{ matrix.aiohttp-version }}
+    - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -V -V
-        python -m pip install -U pip codecov pip-tools
-        time pip-compile requirements-dev.in
-        time pip-sync requirements-dev.txt
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        echo "aiohttp${{ matrix.aiohttp-version }}" > constraints.txt
+        python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.in -c contraints.txt
     - name: Run pre-commit hooks
       if: matrix.python-version == '3.11'
       run: |
diff --git a/requirements-dev.in b/requirements-dev.in
index 6817775c..e7657bfa 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.in
+++ b/requirements-dev.in
@@ -14,6 +14,4 @@ dill~=0.3.3
 # this is needed for test_version
 tomli; python_version < "3.11"
 
-aiohttp${AIOHTTP_VERSION}
-
 -e .[awscli,boto3]