diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/code-coverage.yml
index cd22fe5e5..30cb9d0f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-coverage.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{matrix.options.os}}
 
     steps:
+
+      - name: Install libgdi+, which is required for tests running on ubuntu
+        if: ${{ contains(matrix.options.os, 'ubuntu') }}
+        run: sudo apt-get -y install libgdiplus libgif-dev libglib2.0-dev libcairo2-dev libtiff-dev libexif-dev
+
       - name: Git Config
         shell: bash
         run: |