diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3db630c14..3f922350f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ package-helm:
 package-debian:
   before_script:
     - apt update
-    - apt install -y --no-install-recommends build-essential debhelper devscripts equivs python3 python3-dev python3-pip libsasl2-dev libldap2-dev
+    - apt install -y --no-install-recommends build-essential debhelper devscripts equivs python3 python3-dev python3-venv python3-pip libsasl2-dev libldap2-dev
     - mk-build-deps debian/control
     - apt install ./*build-deps*deb -f -y
     - python3 -m pip install -U virtualenv pip