diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-ros2.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-ros2.yml
index ea365367c..b507b7a73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-ros2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-ros2.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install -y libusb-1.0-0-dev python3-pip
+          sudo apt install -y libusb-1.0-0-dev python3-pip python3-venv
 
       - name: install pip dependencies
           # TODO: would be better to follow https://answers.ros.org/question/370666/how-to-declare-an-external-python-dependency-in-ros2/