diff --git a/ci/pre.yaml b/ci/pre.yaml
index ebb36142..2746d253 100644
--- a/ci/pre.yaml
+++ b/ci/pre.yaml
@@ -17,3 +17,9 @@
         name: pcre2-devel
         state: present
       become: true
+
+    - name: install docopt-cpp
+      package:
+        name: docopt-cpp-devel
+        state: present
+      become: true