diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 80b8981..691be44 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     The Cartographer Authors
   </author>
 
-  <buildtool_depend>catkin</buildtool_depend>
+  <buildtool_depend>cmake</buildtool_depend>
 
   <build_depend>git</build_depend>
   <build_depend>google-mock</build_depend>