diff --git a/tasks/galera_devel_main.yml b/tasks/galera_devel_main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a870441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/galera_devel_main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2021, City Network International AB
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+- name: Prepare the package list
+  set_fact:
+    galera_packages_list: "{{ galera_devel_distro_packages }}"
+
+- include_tasks: "galera_install_{{ ansible_facts['pkg_mgr'] }}.yml"
diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index 6cc364ba..19397f07 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -85,4 +85,7 @@ galera_wsrep_provider: "/usr/lib/galera/libgalera_smm.so"
 galera_client_distro_packages:
   - "mariadb-client-{{ galera_major_version }}"
 
+galera_devel_distro_packages:
+  - libmariadb-dev
+
 galera_unix_socket: "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
diff --git a/vars/redhat.yml b/vars/redhat.yml
index 943b0bcc..5c1f32bd 100644
--- a/vars/redhat.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -72,4 +72,7 @@ galera_wsrep_provider: "/usr/lib64/galera-4/libgalera_smm.so"
 galera_client_distro_packages:
   - MariaDB-client
 
+galera_devel_distro_packages:
+  - MariaDB-devel
+
 galera_unix_socket: "/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock"