diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index b36d8bc90e..f02c65ecbf 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   <!-- Deps for ros1bridge/ros2bridge -->
   <depend>cv_bridge</depend>
   <depend>libopencv-dev</depend>
-  <!-- <depend>octomap</depend> -->  <!-- Temporarily removed 2024 March due to FTBFS octomap in u24.04 -->
+  <depend>liboctomap-dev</depend>
   <!--<depend>pcl_conversions</depend> WAS: To run unit tests only -->
 
   <depend condition="$ROS_VERSION == 1">rosbag_storage</depend>