diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 1da8f05b..43e560dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install setuptools wheel
         pip install torch==${TORCH} -f https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu/torch_stable.html
         pip install  --upgrade-strategy only-if-needed .
     - name: Install pytest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_develop.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_develop.yml
index 0f10775e..bae5795e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_develop.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install setuptools wheel
         pip install torch==${TORCH} -f https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu/torch_stable.html
         pip install --upgrade-strategy only-if-needed .
     - name: Install pytest
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 34146189..e827a58b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         "numpy",
         "ase",
         "tqdm",
-        "torch>=1.8,<=1.11,!=1.9.0",  # torch.fx added in 1.8
+        "torch>=1.8,<=1.12,!=1.9.0",  # torch.fx added in 1.8
         "e3nn>=0.3.5,<0.5.0",
         "pyyaml",
         "contextlib2;python_version<'3.7'",  # backport of nullcontext