diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
index 2d1ad0d14ef9..48a1b1cecd39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
+      # installing the python3-package does not work because of actions/setup-python which installs a different version in /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python
+      - name: Install python yaml
+        run: |
+          pip install pyyaml
       - run: build-scripts/gh-actions-setup-inv-no-dist-upgrade
       - run: inv install-clang
       - run: inv install-lld-linker-if-needed