diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_python b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_python
index 6dca18d346..c4cac32509 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_python
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_python
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:18.04
+FROM ubuntu:20.04
 
 # author: Ole Schuett
 
diff --git a/tools/docker/scripts/install_python.sh b/tools/docker/scripts/install_python.sh
index 68a5bd98f0..12c432c2c1 100755
--- a/tools/docker/scripts/install_python.sh
+++ b/tools/docker/scripts/install_python.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends \
   python3-wheel \
   python3-setuptools \
   python3-dev \
-  build-essential
+  build-essential \
+  golang
 rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # install python packages