diff --git a/cmake/docker/archlinux/python.Dockerfile b/cmake/docker/archlinux/python.Dockerfile
index 1d42a8600c..def27c4120 100644
--- a/cmake/docker/archlinux/python.Dockerfile
+++ b/cmake/docker/archlinux/python.Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 FROM ortools/cmake:archlinux_swig AS env
 ENV PATH=/root/.local/bin:$PATH
 RUN pacman -Syu --noconfirm python python-pip \
- python-wheel python-numpy python-pandas
+ python-wheel python-virtualenv \
+ python-numpy python-pandas
 RUN python -m pip install --break-system-package \
  absl-py mypy-protobuf
 
diff --git a/cmake/docker/debian/python.Dockerfile b/cmake/docker/debian/python.Dockerfile
index a2f0d28910..1d44fab55a 100644
--- a/cmake/docker/debian/python.Dockerfile
+++ b/cmake/docker/debian/python.Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 FROM ortools/cmake:debian_swig AS env
 ENV PATH=/root/.local/bin:$PATH
 RUN apt-get update -qq \
-&& apt-get install -yq python3-dev python3-pip \
- python3-wheel python3-venv \
+&& apt-get install -yq \
+ python3-dev python3-pip \
+ python3-wheel python3-venv python3-virtualenv \
  python3-numpy python3-pandas \
 && apt-get clean \
 && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
diff --git a/makefiles/docker/archlinux/python.Dockerfile b/makefiles/docker/archlinux/python.Dockerfile
index eb0e84492f..101083e42f 100644
--- a/makefiles/docker/archlinux/python.Dockerfile
+++ b/makefiles/docker/archlinux/python.Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 FROM ortools/make:archlinux_swig AS env
-RUN pacman -Syu --noconfirm python python-pip python-wheel python-numpy python-pandas
-RUN python -m pip install absl-py mypy-protobuf
+RUN pacman -Syu --noconfirm python python-pip \
+ python-wheel python-virtualenv \
+ python-numpy python-pandas
+RUN python -m pip install --break-system-package \
+ absl-py mypy-protobuf
 
 FROM env AS devel
 WORKDIR /home/project
diff --git a/makefiles/docker/debian/python.Dockerfile b/makefiles/docker/debian/python.Dockerfile
index e8632fd3c9..f6aae555cb 100644
--- a/makefiles/docker/debian/python.Dockerfile
+++ b/makefiles/docker/debian/python.Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 FROM ortools/make:debian_swig AS env
 RUN apt-get update -qq \
-&& apt-get install -yq python3-dev python3-pip \
- python3-wheel python3-venv \
+&& apt-get install -yq \
+ python3-dev python3-pip \
+ python3-wheel python3-venv python3-virtualenv \
  python3-numpy python3-pandas \
 && apt-get clean \
 && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
-RUN python3 -m pip install absl-py mypy-protobuf
+RUN python3 -m pip install --break-system-package \
+ absl-py mypy-protobuf
 
 FROM env AS devel
 WORKDIR /home/project