diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs_test_action.yml b/.github/workflows/docs_test_action.yml
index ebba3c8..c343cf1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs_test_action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs_test_action.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: sphinx-toolbox/sphinx-action@sphinx-3.3.1-py39
 
         with:
-          pre-build-command: python -m pip install tox
+          pre-build-command: |
+            python -m pip install tox
+            apt update
+            apt install libcairo2-dev pkg-config cmake -y
           docs-folder: "doc-source/"
           build-command: "tox -e docs -- "
diff --git a/repo_helper.yml b/repo_helper.yml
index deb4207..875e9e7 100644
--- a/repo_helper.yml
+++ b/repo_helper.yml
@@ -54,3 +54,8 @@ github_ci_requirements:
   post:
    # Prefery binary wheels for older versions over sdists for newer ones
    - pip config set global.prefer-binary true
+
+docs_apt_packages:
+  - libcairo2-dev
+  - pkg-config
+  - cmake