diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6755433c5f..475cb13af5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ pytest
 pytest-cov
 importlib_resources
 codecov
+ghp-import
diff --git a/src/mako/deps.mako b/src/mako/deps.mako
index 96a071396f..689787459b 100644
--- a/src/mako/deps.mako
+++ b/src/mako/deps.mako
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ docs-all-clean:
 	rm -Rf ${doc_root}
 
 github-pages: | docs-all-clean docs-all
-	ghp-import -n ${doc_root}
+	GHP_IMPORT -n ${doc_root}
 	## Have to force-push - allows us to start docs fresh, clearing out unused history
 	git push origin +gh-pages