diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index ddb4b016..8667f476 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -41,5 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ccache-prefix: ${{ matrix.distro }}
           vcs-file: dependencies.repos
+          ros-enabled: true
+          rosdep-install-args: '--skip-keys libvtk'
           target-path: target_ws/src
           target-args: --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug