diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 31c3fa20..94307be3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
 
           sudo apt install -y ninja-build cmake scons qt5-qmake p7zip \
-                              autoconf automake autopoint gcc git gperf help2man libtool texinfo
+                              autoconf automake autopoint gcc git gperf help2man libtool texinfo \
+                              curl findutils pkg-config
           # Build Chisel: needs a newer version of go than is available in Ubuntu 20.04
           # note: we can't use the snap here because it has strict confinement and can't access
           # the test files in /tmp/pytest-*