diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 99d2f681c351fe9e7da640a1f466d1e8b2f06317..3b3f23695ba1e139add934a58cfdb70fb81a2171 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ENV NETCDFPY_VERSION 1.2.4rel
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y byacc bison diffutils flex make
 
 # grab some convenience packages for using it as a build "machine"
-RUN apt-get install -y vim less tree screen unzip cvs subversion gdb valgrind
+RUN apt-get install -y vim less tree screen unzip cvs subversion git gdb valgrind
 
 # this is our install dir for everything non-core
 RUN mkdir -p ${OPT}