diff --git a/network/misc/protobuf/pspec.xml b/network/misc/protobuf/pspec.xml
index 8cd8a9d1e1..3bef6d9cd0 100644
--- a/network/misc/protobuf/pspec.xml
+++ b/network/misc/protobuf/pspec.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         <Archive sha1sum="45804be54bbc5716e99df20d0b53f5cca626977f" type="targz" name="protobuf-3.25.4.tar.gz">https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/refs/tags/v3.25.4.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>cmake</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>gtest-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python-wheel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>