diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 33fbe1cda..5fe505aa6 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <buildtool_depend>cmake</buildtool_depend>
   <depend>libglew-dev</depend>
   <depend>cmake</depend>
-  <depend>python</depend>
+  <depend>python3-dev</depend>
   <export>
     <build_type>cmake</build_type>
   </export>