diff --git a/Dockerfile.tox-test-runner b/Dockerfile.tox-test-runner
index 69335b4f02ce2d88c1215b77ee4fd595c97eddcd..1a48917012c83c655ec43e9b292869354c739bc6 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 g++
 
   # Install Python dependencies
   pip3 install tox