diff --git a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
index 8ffa3d8f0b..680ff50e2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ jobs:
         node-version: [16.x]
 
     steps:
+    - name: Install build dependencies
+      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y git python3 python3-pip make gcc g++ libx11-dev libxkbfile-dev pkg-config libsecret-1-dev
+
     - name: Checkout the Latest Code
       uses: actions/checkout@v4