diff --git a/tests/integration/nydus/gha-run.sh b/tests/integration/nydus/gha-run.sh
index a5f856a296..966b69ce93 100755
--- a/tests/integration/nydus/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/nydus/gha-run.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,34 @@ source "${nydus_dir}/../../common.bash"
 function install_dependencies() {
 	info "Installing the dependencies needed for running the nydus tests"
 
-	return 0
+	# Dependency list of projects that we can rely on the system packages
+	# - jq
+	declare -a system_deps=(
+		jq
+	)
+	
+	sudo apt-get update
+	sudo apt-get -y install "${system_deps[@]}"
+
+	ensure_yq
+
+	# Dependency list of projects that we can install them
+	# directly from their releases on GitHub:
+	# - containerd
+	#   - cri-container-cni release tarball already includes CNI plugins
+	# - cri-tools
+	# - nydus
+	# - nydus-snapshotter
+	declare -a github_deps
+	github_deps[0]="cri_containerd:$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.containerd.${CONTAINERD_VERSION}")"
+	github_deps[1]="cri_tools:$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.critools.latest")"
+	github_deps[2]="nydus:$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.nydus.version")"
+	github_deps[3]="nydus_snapshotter:$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.nydus-snapshotter.version")"
+	
+	for github_dep in "${github_deps[@]}"; do
+	        IFS=":" read -r -a dep <<< "${github_dep}"
+	        install_${dep[0]} "${dep[1]}"
+	done
 }
 
 function run() {