diff --git a/build/install_requirements.sh b/build/install_requirements.sh
index d7344792..f32601a7 100755
--- a/build/install_requirements.sh
+++ b/build/install_requirements.sh
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ then
 
   # Enable python wheels for rpi
   sudo cp raspberrypi.pip.conf /etc/pip.conf
+
+  # install rust as it is required to build python packages that are not available as binary pip packages
+  # for example orjson
+  curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
   
 fi