diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 562fe0f..2c9df36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ jobs:
           extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck
           needs: check
 
+      - name: Install dependencies on MacOS
+        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+        run: |
+          sudo Rscript -e "source('https://mac.R-project.org/bin/install.R'); install.libs('gettext')"
+
       - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
         with:
           upload-snapshots: true
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index d14622b..6ae67a4 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ Imports: utils
 Roxygen: list(markdown = TRUE)
 RoxygenNote: 7.3.2
 VignetteBuilder: knitr
+SystemRequirements: gettext, bison >= 3.0
 Config/testthat/edition: 3