diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 72af1994..a7e67336 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ setup.iss
 /novelwriter.desktop
 /novelWriter.pyw
 /setup/macos/Info.plist
+.venv
 
 # Translations
 /novelwriter/assets/i18n/*.qm
diff --git a/setup/make_pip.sh b/setup/make_pip.sh
index 3c1fdc54..7d3817e0 100755
--- a/setup/make_pip.sh
+++ b/setup/make_pip.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,30 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
+ENVPATH=/tmp/nwBuild
+
 if [ ! -f pkgutils.py ]; then
     echo "Must be called from the root folder of the source"
     exit 1
 fi
 
+echo ""
+echo " Building Dependencies"
+echo "================================================================================"
+echo ""
+
+if [ ! -d $ENVPATH ]; then
+    python3 -m venv $ENVPATH
+fi
+source $ENVPATH/bin/activate
+pip3 install -r docs/source/requirements.txt
+python3 pkgutils.py qtlrelease manual sample
+deactivate
+
 echo ""
 echo " Building Packages"
 echo "================================================================================"
 echo ""
-python3 pkgutils.py qtlrelease manual sample
 python3 -m build
 mkdir -pv dist_upload
 cp -v dist/novelWriter-*.whl dist_upload/
diff --git a/setup/make_release.sh b/setup/make_release.sh
index bdbb2426..4ee78940 100755
--- a/setup/make_release.sh
+++ b/setup/make_release.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
+ENVPATH=/tmp/nwBuild
+
 if [ ! -f pkgutils.py ]; then
     echo "Must be called from the root folder of the source"
     exit 1
@@ -10,8 +12,14 @@ echo ""
 echo " Building Dependencies"
 echo "================================================================================"
 echo ""
+if [ ! -d $ENVPATH ]; then
+    python3 -m venv $ENVPATH
+fi
+source $ENVPATH/bin/activate
+pip3 install -r docs/source/requirements.txt
 python3 pkgutils.py clean-assets
 python3 pkgutils.py qtlrelease manual sample
+deactivate
 
 echo ""
 echo " Building Minimal Packages"
diff --git a/setup/make_snapshot.sh b/setup/make_snapshot.sh
index 8ad797be..5b92350c 100755
--- a/setup/make_snapshot.sh
+++ b/setup/make_snapshot.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
+ENVPATH=/tmp/nwBuild
+
 if [ ! -f pkgutils.py ]; then
     echo "Must be called from the root folder of the source"
     exit 1
@@ -10,8 +12,14 @@ echo ""
 echo " Building Dependencies"
 echo "================================================================================"
 echo ""
+if [ ! -d $ENVPATH ]; then
+    python3 -m venv $ENVPATH
+fi
+source $ENVPATH/bin/activate
+pip3 install -r docs/source/requirements.txt
 python3 pkgutils.py clean-assets
 python3 pkgutils.py qtlrelease manual sample
+deactivate
 
 echo ""
 echo " Building Linux Snapshots"