diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev.yml b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
index 46238f9f..6662bb2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
+      - name: Install build tools and Python
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential python3 python3-dev python3-pip
+          sudo ln -s /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python  # Create a symlink for `python`
+
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4