diff --git a/src/methods_expression_correction/gene_efficiency_correction/config.vsh.yaml b/src/methods_expression_correction/gene_efficiency_correction/config.vsh.yaml
index 1e8604c82..9fffd2c8f 100644
--- a/src/methods_expression_correction/gene_efficiency_correction/config.vsh.yaml
+++ b/src/methods_expression_correction/gene_efficiency_correction/config.vsh.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ engines:
     image: openproblems/base_python:1
     __merge__: 
       - /src/base/setup_txsim_partial.yaml
+    setup:
+        - type: python
+          pypi: ["anndata>=0.12.0"]
   - type: native
 
 runners:
diff --git a/src/methods_qc_filter/basic_qc_filter/config.vsh.yaml b/src/methods_qc_filter/basic_qc_filter/config.vsh.yaml
index e157f553f..fca3c2bd6 100644
--- a/src/methods_qc_filter/basic_qc_filter/config.vsh.yaml
+++ b/src/methods_qc_filter/basic_qc_filter/config.vsh.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ engines:
     image: openproblems/base_python:1
     __merge__: 
       - /src/base/setup_txsim_partial.yaml
+    setup:
+        - type: python
+          pypi: ["anndata>=0.12.0"]
   - type: native
 
 runners: