diff --git a/tools/requirements/requirements.core.txt b/tools/requirements/requirements.core.txt
index 520b5ac9be..fbd46e5874 100644
--- a/tools/requirements/requirements.core.txt
+++ b/tools/requirements/requirements.core.txt
@@ -27,5 +27,9 @@ construct
 rich
 psutil
 
+# ble's compressed log testing tool
+tree_sitter
+tree_sitter_c
+
 # gdb extensions dependencies
 freertos_gdb