diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index df424eedc..24a6ed99d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{matrix.options.os}}
 
     steps:
+      - name: Install libgdi+, which is required for tests running on ubuntu
+        if: ${{ matrix.options.os == ubuntu-latest }}
+        run: sudo apt-get -y install libgdiplus libgif-dev libglib2.0-dev libcairo2-dev libtiff-dev libexif-dev
+
       - name: Git Config
         shell: bash
         run: |