diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 86df120f90b28e802c0e5178186e762178f1f772..5762d06e66c2d61023741a3cc2d39ea86154101a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ upload:
     PYPI_PASSWORD: $CI_JOB_TOKEN
     PYPI_REPO: $CI_API_V4_URL/projects/$CI_PROJECT_ID/packages/pypi
   script:
-    - apk add bash make gcc g++ linux-headers musl-dev
+    - apk add bash make gcc g++ linux-headers musl-dev libffi-dev
     - make release
   only:
     - master