diff --git a/base/Dockerfile b/base/Dockerfile
index a5c6f43e3822da092706c6ff69e92709eeef9c6e..1bed7c007ee2de9e549131a7d0ea6e24da6efbaa 100644
--- a/base/Dockerfile
+++ b/base/Dockerfile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ RUN apt-get update --yes && \
     lsof \
     mpich \
     pandoc \
+    python-dev \
     python3-venv \
     python3-pip \
     r-base \