diff --git a/Dockerfile.tox-test-runner b/Dockerfile.tox-test-runner
index 69335b4f02ce2d88c1215b77ee4fd595c97eddcd..c59c5700e9e6a76d6156193ece0edee8a07b53bd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.tox-test-runner
+++ b/Dockerfile.tox-test-runner
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FROM python:3.11.0-alpine3.17
 
 RUN <<-EOF 
   # Install system dependencies
-  apk add --no-cache bash git curl
+  apk add --no-cache bash git curl gcc
 
   # Install Python dependencies
   pip3 install tox