diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index f90820a40..ce92fd915 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  python3-setuptools,
  python3-setuptools-git,
  python3-yaml,
+ sshpass,
  xmlto,
  xsltproc
 Standards-Version: 4.5.0