diff --git a/launch_testing_ament_cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/launch_testing_ament_cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index c44a21f4b..fccdfb5b6 100644
--- a/launch_testing_ament_cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/launch_testing_ament_cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
-project(launch_testing_ament_cmake NONE)
+project(launch_testing_ament_cmake)
 
 find_package(ament_cmake REQUIRED)
 
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
       message(FATAL_ERROR "launch_testing package not found")
   endif()
 
+  # Provides PYTHON_EXECUTABLE_DEBUG
+  find_package(python_cmake_module REQUIRED)
+  find_package(PythonExtra REQUIRED)
+
   # Test argument passing.  This test won't pass unless you give it an argument
   add_launch_test(
     "${LAUNCH_TESTING_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/launch_testing/examples/args_launch_test.py"
diff --git a/launch_testing_ament_cmake/package.xml b/launch_testing_ament_cmake/package.xml
index 65a7ee23e..8582e7a1a 100644
--- a/launch_testing_ament_cmake/package.xml
+++ b/launch_testing_ament_cmake/package.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
   <test_depend>ament_cmake_copyright</test_depend>
   <test_depend>launch_testing</test_depend>
+  <test_depend>python_cmake_module</test_depend>
 
   <export>
     <build_type>ament_cmake</build_type>