diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index be15fd07d5e982577410f3ec4d4a4132c9601e4b..49cf623cbf03c38b73ad01b15d09427b4bd9694f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ build_vcpkg:
   tags: [ docker ]
   stage: test
   script:
+    - apt update && apt install -y pkg-config 
     - cd vcpkg && git fetch origin 5d3798ac7388ca66c169773e46103b14077b76a4 && cd ..
     - make vcpkg-build-release
   allow_failure: true