diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ba167d031..ae10ad290 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Fix compilation warning message
 - Fix issue in Octomap.computeLocalAABB
 - Fix unsupported function for contact_patch_matrix
+- Fix Octomap dependency on ROS
 
 ## [2.4.4] - 2024-03-06
 
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 4600f667f..216b4a192 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <depend>eigen</depend>
   <depend>boost</depend>
   <depend>assimp</depend>
-  <depend>octomap</depend>
+  <depend>liboctomap-dev</depend>
   <depend>eigenpy</depend>
 
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