diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index c10e0312c..b55a69f41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@latest
         with:
-          packages: libzmq3-dev libhdf5-dev
+          packages: libzmq3-dev libhdf5-dev qtbase5-dev qt5-qmake
           version: 1.0
 
       - name: Configure CMake
         # Configure CMake in a 'build' subdirectory. `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is only required if you are using a single-configuration generator such as make.
         # See https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE.html?highlight=cmake_build_type
-        run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DSLS_USE_TESTS=ON -DSLS_USE_HDF5=ON
+        run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DSLS_USE_TESTS=ON -DSLS_USE_HDF5=ON -DSLS_USE_GUI=ON
 
       - name: Build
         # Build your program with the given configuration