diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 1a2b4584..b4a2029d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          apt install build-essential
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install .[test]
       - name: Test with pytest