diff --git a/.github/actions/test-integrate/action.yml b/.github/actions/test-integrate/action.yml
index 48ee4807..9dd240c1 100644
--- a/.github/actions/test-integrate/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/test-integrate/action.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ runs:
         mvn --batch-mode -Dspotless.check.skip -DskipTests install
         cd examples/scala
         mvn --batch-mode -Dspotless.check.skip package
+        # spark-submit is not capable of downloading these dependencies, fetching them through mvn
+        mvn --batch-mode -Dspotless.check.skip dependency:get -DgroupId=com.google.protobuf -DartifactId=protobuf-java -Dversion=4.29.1
+        mvn --batch-mode -Dspotless.check.skip dependency:get -DgroupId=org.slf4j -DartifactId=slf4j-api -Dversion=2.0.16
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Start Dgraph cluster (Small)