diff --git a/Dockerfile.base b/Dockerfile.base
index 6412dd6..7709c57 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.base
+++ b/Dockerfile.base
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ RUN <<EOF
 	pip install --no-cache-dir \
 		-r https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/main/scripts/requirements.txt \
 		-r https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zephyrproject-rtos/mcuboot/main/scripts/requirements.txt \
+		'esptool>=5.0.2' \
 		GitPython \
 		imgtool \
 		junitparser \