diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 98bc348..054ff7f 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   <buildtool_depend>ament_cmake_python</buildtool_depend>
 
   <build_depend>libmongoclient-dev</build_depend>
+  <build_depend>libssl-dev</build_depend>
 
   <depend>mongodb</depend>
   <depend>warehouse_ros</depend>