diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index bc50f6986..9174ef57a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ commands =
 [testenv:venv]
 basepython = python3
 commands = {posargs}
+deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
+       -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
+       -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 
 [doc8]
 ignore-path = .venv,.git,.tox,*designate/locale*,*lib/python*,*designate.egg*,api-ref/build,doc/build,doc/source/contributor/api