diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 4c29b585..2cfe0c85 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ jobs:
             sudo apt-get update
             sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
             sudo apt-get update
-            sudo apt-get install -y python3.12
+            sudo apt-get install -y python3.12 python3.12-venv
             python3.12 -m venv env
             source env/bin/activate
       - run: