diff --git a/requirements.debian b/requirements.debian
index 0a5a568..ef8d2c4 100644
--- a/requirements.debian
+++ b/requirements.debian
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-apt-get -y install libcairo2-dev gir1.2-gtksource-3.0 
+apt-get -y install libcairo2-dev gir1.2-gtksource-3.0 hdf5-tools
 apt-get -y install python3-dev python3-scipy python3-lmfit python3-matplotlib python3-tables python3-xdg  python3-setuptools python3-sphinx-rtd-theme
 apt-get -y install debhelper dh-sequence-python3 lsb-release sphinx-common pybuild-plugin-pyproject python3-sphinxcontrib.bibtex
 DEBRELEASE=$(lsb_release -cs)