diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml
index 28065a96f4..05068ba879 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -192,9 +192,13 @@ jobs:
           export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
           echo deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing  main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/testing.list
           apt-get update -qq
-          apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y git git-lfs git-annex
+          apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y git git-lfs
           rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/testing.list
           apt-get update -qq
+          wget -O- http://neuro.debian.net/lists/bookworm.de-fzj.libre | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/neurodebian.sources.list
+          apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xA5D32F012649A5A9
+          apt-get update -qq
+          apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y git-annex-standalone
       - name: setup user and permissions
         run: |
           git config --add safe.directory '*'
@@ -246,9 +250,13 @@ jobs:
           export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
           echo deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing  main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/testing.list
           apt-get update -qq
-          apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y git git-lfs git-annex
+          apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y git git-lfs
           rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/testing.list
           apt-get update -qq
+          wget -O- http://neuro.debian.net/lists/bookworm.de-fzj.libre | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/neurodebian.sources.list
+          apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xA5D32F012649A5A9
+          apt-get update -qq
+          apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y git-annex-standalone
       - name: setup user and permissions
         run: |
           git config --add safe.directory '*'
@@ -289,9 +297,13 @@ jobs:
           export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
           echo deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing  main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/testing.list
           apt-get update -qq
-          apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y git git-lfs git-annex
+          apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y git git-lfs
           rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/testing.list
           apt-get update -qq
+          wget -O- http://neuro.debian.net/lists/bookworm.de-fzj.libre | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/neurodebian.sources.list
+          apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xA5D32F012649A5A9
+          apt-get update -qq
+          apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qq -y git-annex-standalone
       - name: setup user and permissions
         run: |
           git config --add safe.directory '*'