diff --git a/scripts/requirements-run-test.txt b/scripts/requirements-run-test.txt
index a710eb962a5..8b1d01afb09 100644
--- a/scripts/requirements-run-test.txt
+++ b/scripts/requirements-run-test.txt
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ psutil
 
 # Artifacts package creation
 bz
+
+# used for CAN <=> host testing
+python-can>=4.3.0