diff --git a/tools/requirements/requirements.core.txt b/tools/requirements/requirements.core.txt
index a944b6abe6..f89d81c8e1 100644
--- a/tools/requirements/requirements.core.txt
+++ b/tools/requirements/requirements.core.txt
@@ -25,5 +25,9 @@ construct
 rich
 psutil
 
+# ble's compressed log testing tool
+tree_sitter
+tree_sitter_c
+
 # gdb extensions dependencies
 freertos_gdb