diff --git a/.github/workflows/Fedora_setup_pak.yml b/.github/workflows/Fedora_setup_pak.yml
index aab5dc31..ff9faa67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Fedora_setup_pak.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Fedora_setup_pak.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           dnf -y install pkg-config
           dnf -y install cmake
+          dnf -y install libcurl-devel  # needef for pak
           dnf -y install R-devtools
 
       - name: install GSL