diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 4a854ce4..34d772bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: install ROS 2
         uses: ros-tooling/setup-ros@v0.7
 
+      - name: ros-dev-tools (ubuntu)
+        if: ${{ matrix.distribution == 'ubuntu' }}
+        run: |
+          apt update
+          apt -y install ros-dev-tools
+      - name: ros-dev-tools (almalinux)
+        if: ${{ matrix.distribution == 'almalinux'}}
+        run: |
+          dnf -y install ros-dev-tools
+
       - name: build and test
         uses: ros-tooling/action-ros-ci@v0.3
         with: