diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 65e580f037..677e429d1d 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Build-Depends:
   python3-nose,
   python3-jinja2,
   python3-psutil,
+  python3-requests,
   python3-setuptools,
   python3-xmltodict,
   quilt,