diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_actions.yml b/.github/workflows/python_actions.yml
index 3def3ec..bbb5d31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_actions.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install python2.7 -y
+        sudo apt-get install python2.7-dev -y
         sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python2.7 1
 
         venv_base_path="/tmp/python27/venv"
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip --no-python-version-warning --disable-pip-version-check install --upgrade pip setuptools
 
         echo "${venv_base_path}/${venv_dir}" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-        
+
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade setuptools pip