diff --git a/.github/workflows/django.yml b/.github/workflows/django.yml
index 3f74b334..7f8f0dc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/django.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/django.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,23 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Install GDAL Dependencies
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install -y gdal-bin python3-gdal libgdal-dev
+    - name: Set GDAL Environment
+      run: |
+        export CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/include/gdal
+        export C_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/include/gdal
+        gdal-config --version
     - name: Install Dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install GDAL==$(gdal-config --version)
         pip install -r requirements.txt
+    - name: Verify GDAL
+      run: |
+        python -c "from osgeo import gdal; print('GDAL Version:', gdal.__version__)"
     - name: Run Tests
       run: |
         python manage.py test