diff --git a/.github/workflows/luarocks-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/luarocks-release.yaml
index 705d251a..622ac40f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/luarocks-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/luarocks-release.yaml
@@ -24,5 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           LUAROCKS_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.LUAROCKS_API_KEY }}
         with:
           version: ${{ env.LUAROCKS_VERSION }}
+          # NOTE: nio.test depends on luassert
           dependencies: |
             plenary.nvim
+            luassert