diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 208bcda2..3e288e02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ jobs:
   pypi:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Install dependencies for building secp256k1
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential automake libtool libffi-dev libgmp-dev
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Build and publish to pypi
         uses: JRubics/poetry-publish@v1.15
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b7159255..c5806395 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM python:3.10-slim-bookworm
 
 RUN apt-get clean
 RUN apt-get update
-RUN apt-get install -y curl pkg-config build-essential libnss-myhostname
+RUN apt-get install -y curl pkg-config build-essential libnss-myhostname automake libtool libffi-dev libgmp-dev
 
 RUN curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 -
 ENV PATH="/root/.local/bin:$PATH"