diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 04b018ee70..6a22bf1501 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
     - name: install system dependencies
-      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libelf-dev mpich libmpich-dev libomp-15-dev libsystemd-dev liburing-dev gobject-introspection python3-gi python3-yaml libcap-dev zlib1g-dev doxygen graphviz python3-mpi4py
+      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libelf-dev mpich libmpich-dev libomp-15-dev libsystemd-dev liburing-dev gobject-introspection python3-gi python3-yaml libcap-dev zlib1g-dev doxygen graphviz python3-mpi4py openmpi-dev
     - name: install geopmpy and geopmdpy along with their development dependencies
       run: |
            python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel pep517