diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f72e5d1..6baed8f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 download
 output
+python3-env
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 57ca06d..a459e3a 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 
   The following dependencies are required:
 
-  | DistrOS             |                                                                                |            |              |
-  |:-------------------:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------|
-  | Debian              | `lzip patchelf e2fsprogs python3 python3-pip aria2 p7zip-full attr unzip sudo` | `whiptail` | `qemu-utils` |
-  | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Same as above                                                                  | `dialog`   | `qemu-tools` |
+  | DistrOS             |                                                                                |            |              |                    |
+  |:-------------------:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------|--------------------|
+  | Debian              | `lzip patchelf e2fsprogs python3 python3-pip aria2 p7zip-full attr unzip sudo` | `whiptail` | `qemu-utils` | `python3-venv`     |
+  | openSUSE Tumbleweed | Same as above                                                                  | `dialog`   | `qemu-tools` | `python3-venvctrl` |
 
   The python3 library `requests` is used.
 
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 2dc7af0..0ac31f8 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ PRODUCT_MNT="$ROOT_MNT/product"
 SYSTEM_EXT_MNT="$ROOT_MNT/system_ext"
 DOWNLOAD_DIR=../download
 DOWNLOAD_CONF_NAME=download.list
+PYTHON_VENV_DIR="$(dirname "$PWD")/python3-env"
 umount_clean() {
     if [ -d "$ROOT_MNT" ]; then
         echo "Cleanup Mount Directory"
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ umount_clean() {
         unset TMPDIR
     fi
     rm -f "${DOWNLOAD_DIR:?}/$DOWNLOAD_CONF_NAME"
+    if [ "$(which python)" == "$PYTHON_VENV_DIR/bin/python" ]; then
+        echo "deactivate python3 venv"
+        deactivate
+    fi
 }
 trap umount_clean EXIT
 OUTPUT_DIR=../output
@@ -362,7 +367,10 @@ require_su() {
         fi
     fi
 }
-
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+[ -f "$PYTHON_VENV_DIR/bin/activate" ] && {
+    source "$PYTHON_VENV_DIR/bin/activate" || abort "Failed to activate virtual environment, please re-run install_deps.sh"
+}
 declare -A RELEASE_NAME_MAP=(["retail"]="Retail" ["RP"]="Release Preview" ["WIS"]="Insider Slow" ["WIF"]="Insider Fast")
 declare -A ANDROID_API_MAP=(["30"]="11.0" ["32"]="12.1" ["33"]="13.0")
 RELEASE_NAME=${RELEASE_NAME_MAP[$RELEASE_TYPE]} || abort
diff --git a/scripts/install_deps.sh b/scripts/install_deps.sh
index 0e6f18a..be4a4fe 100755
--- a/scripts/install_deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_deps.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ fi
 cd "$(dirname "$0")" || exit 1
 SUDO="$(which sudo 2>/dev/null)"
 abort() {
+    [ "$1" ] && echo "ERROR: $1"
     echo "Dependencies: an error has occurred, exit"
     exit 1
 }
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ check_dependencies() {
     command -v unzip >/dev/null 2>&1 || NEED_INSTALL+=("unzip")
     command -v qemu-img >/dev/null 2>&1 || NEED_INSTALL+=("qemu-utils")
     command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1 || NEED_INSTALL+=("sudo")
+    python3 -c "import venv" >/dev/null 2>&1 || NEED_INSTALL+=("python3-venv")
 }
 check_dependencies
 osrel=$(sed -n '/^ID_LIKE=/s/^.*=//p' /etc/os-release)
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ if [ -n "${NEED_INSTALL[*]}" ]; then
             NEED_INSTALL_FIX=${NEED_INSTALL_FIX//setools/setools-console} 2>&1
             NEED_INSTALL_FIX=${NEED_INSTALL_FIX//whiptail/dialog} 2>&1
             NEED_INSTALL_FIX=${NEED_INSTALL_FIX//qemu-utils/qemu-tools} 2>&1
+            NEED_INSTALL_FIX=${NEED_INSTALL_FIX//python3-venv/python3-venvctrl} 2>&1
         } >>/dev/null
 
         readarray -td ' ' NEED_INSTALL <<<"$NEED_INSTALL_FIX "
@@ -128,5 +131,15 @@ if [ -n "${NEED_INSTALL[*]}" ]; then
     if ! ($SUDO "$PM" "${INSTALL_OPTION[@]}" "${NEED_INSTALL[@]}"); then abort; fi
 
 fi
-
-python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt -q
+PYTHON_VENV_DIR="$(dirname "$PWD")/python3-env"
+[ -f "$PYTHON_VENV_DIR/bin/activate" ] || {
+    echo "Creating python3 virtual env"
+    python3 -m venv "$PYTHON_VENV_DIR" || abort "Failed to create python3 virtual env"
+}
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+source "$PYTHON_VENV_DIR"/bin/activate || abort "Failed to activate python3 virtual env"
+python3 -c "import pkg_resources; pkg_resources.require(open('requirements.txt',mode='r'))" &>/dev/null || {
+    echo "Installing Python3 dependencies"
+    python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt || abort "Failed to install python3 dependencies"
+}
+deactivate