diff --git a/vars/Debian.yaml b/vars/Debian.yaml
index c9c1749..60e1ee1 100644
--- a/vars/Debian.yaml
+++ b/vars/Debian.yaml
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 __shade_build_depends:
   - git
   - libssl-dev
+  - python-dev
diff --git a/vars/RedHat.yaml b/vars/RedHat.yaml
index 7dee136..852bee3 100644
--- a/vars/RedHat.yaml
+++ b/vars/RedHat.yaml
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 __shade_build_depends:
   - git
   - openssl-devel
+  - python-devel