diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index ad5f74732..5f85f5be9 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ jobs:
         Write-Host "##vso[task.prependpath]C:\Strawberry\perl\site\bin"
         Write-Host "##vso[task.prependpath]C:\Strawberry\c\bin"
       displayName: Add strawberry perl to PATH
+    - task: PowerShell@2
+      inputs:
+        filePath: "testing/get-renv.ps1"
+      displayName: install R (for language renv)
 - template: job--python-tox.yml@asottile
   parameters:
     toxenvs: [py37]
diff --git a/testing/get-renv.ps1 b/testing/get-renv.ps1
index ce76dc86b..49f44c26e 100644
--- a/testing/get-renv.ps1
+++ b/testing/get-renv.ps1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$dir = "C:\R\R-win.exe"
+$dir = $Env:Temp
 $urlR = "https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/R-4.0.3-win.exe"
 $outputR = "$dir\R-win.exe"
 $wcR = New-Object System.Net.WebClient