diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index 5e56474..d6645f8 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
 # This is a cross-platform list tracking distribution packages needed by tests;
 # see https://docs.openstack.org/infra/bindep/ for additional information.
+
+libxml2-devel [test platform:rpm]
+libxml2-dev [test platform:dpkg]
+libxslt-devel [test platform:rpm]
+libxslt1-dev [test platform:dpkg]
+ruby-devel [test platform:rpm]
+ruby-dev [test platform:dpkg]
+zlib1g-dev [test platform:dpkg]
+zlib-devel [test platform:rpm]
 puppet [build]
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/nodesets/nodepool-bionic.yml b/spec/acceptance/nodesets/nodepool-bionic.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad73cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance/nodesets/nodepool-bionic.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+HOSTS:
+  ubuntu-18.04-amd64:
+    roles:
+      - master
+    platform: ubuntu-18.04-amd64
+    hypervisor: none
+    ip: 127.0.0.1
+CONFIG:
+  type: foss
+  set_env: false