diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 357d4ab3..774ba6c3 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
   <!-- Only required for MJPEG to RGB converison -->
   <depend>ffmpeg</depend>
 
+  <!-- Only required for the launch file -->
+  <exec_depend>python3-pydantic</exec_depend>
+
   <test_depend>ament_cmake_gtest</test_depend>
   <test_depend>ament_lint_auto</test_depend>
   <test_depend>ament_lint_common</test_depend>