diff --git a/rosbag2_cpp/src/rosbag2_cpp/writers/sequential_writer.cpp b/rosbag2_cpp/src/rosbag2_cpp/writers/sequential_writer.cpp
index 34b0e35192..d0d53e6291 100644
--- a/rosbag2_cpp/src/rosbag2_cpp/writers/sequential_writer.cpp
+++ b/rosbag2_cpp/src/rosbag2_cpp/writers/sequential_writer.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
+#include <sstream>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>