diff --git a/.ci/setup_env_ubuntu.sh b/.ci/setup_env_ubuntu.sh
index 8667ee841..e2b3cb8c0 100755
--- a/.ci/setup_env_ubuntu.sh
+++ b/.ci/setup_env_ubuntu.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ declare -A minimal_packages=( \
 
 declare -A packages=( \
 	[kata_containers_dependencies]="libtool automake autotools-dev autoconf bc libpixman-1-dev coreutils curl expect" \
-	[qemu_dependencies]="libcap-dev libattr1-dev libcap-ng-dev librbd-dev ninja-build" \
+	[qemu_dependencies]="libcap-dev libattr1-dev libcap-ng-dev librbd-dev ninja-build python python-dev python3-venv" \
 	[kernel_dependencies]="libelf-dev flex" \
 	[crio_dependencies]="libglib2.0-dev libseccomp-dev libapparmor-dev libgpgme11-dev thin-provisioning-tools" \
 	[bison_binary]="bison" \