diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 32ba95755bc0a4fd434562a381a18a82cfd27169..305b48711de99bd8dae5acceeb780214f6dceb9b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ default:
   image: ubuntu:22.04  # use latest for building/linting
   before_script:
     - apt update
-    - apt install -y libgfal2-dev python3.10 python3-pip cmake libboost-python-dev
+    - apt install -y libgfal2-dev python3.10 python3-pip cmake libboost-python-dev python3.10-venv
     - python3 --version # For debugging
     - python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
     - pip install --upgrade tox twine