diff --git a/docker-compose/jupyter/Dockerfile b/docker-compose/jupyter/Dockerfile
index 1e0ebcd04218ed53c6f533f7345ef6d022f22d4d..f231977cae1c29ae64b3800dbd4b80b1fd0ef235 100644
--- a/docker-compose/jupyter/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker-compose/jupyter/Dockerfile
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ ARG CONTAINER_EXECUTION_UID=1000
 RUN sudo adduser --disabled-password --system --uid ${CONTAINER_EXECUTION_UID} --no-create-home --home ${HOME} user || exit 0
 RUN sudo chown ${CONTAINER_EXECUTION_UID} -R ${HOME}
 
+# Add compiler to install python packages which come with C++ code
+RUN sudo apt-get install -y g++ gcc python3-dev
+
 # Install git to install pip requirements from git
 RUN sudo apt-get install -y git