diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 6452c1b22..6b4171705 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ parts:
       - libssl-dev
       - libffi-dev
       - python3-dev
+      - python3-venv
       - cargo
       - pkg-config
     build-environment: