diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_channels.yml b/.github/workflows/release_channels.yml
index bd9e50fab..c5acbfafb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_channels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_channels.yml
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Bump org.meshtastic.meshtasticd.metainfo.xml
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          pip install defusedxml -q
-          chmod +x ./bin/bump_metainfo.py
-          ./bin/bump_metainfo.py --file bin/org.meshtastic.meshtasticd.metainfo.xml "v${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}"
+          pip install -r bin/bump_metainfo/requirements.txt -q
+          chmod +x ./bin/bump_metainfo/bump_metainfo.py
+          ./bin/bump_metainfo/bump_metainfo.py --file bin/org.meshtastic.meshtasticd.metainfo.xml "v${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}"
 
       - name: Create metainfo.xml pull request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
diff --git a/bin/bump_metainfo.py b/bin/bump_metainfo/bump_metainfo.py
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/bump_metainfo.py
rename to bin/bump_metainfo/bump_metainfo.py
diff --git a/bin/bump_metainfo/requirements.txt b/bin/bump_metainfo/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09dd20d24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/bump_metainfo/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+defusedxml==0.7.1