diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 98697986..f20d1351 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ USER root
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
 RUN apt-get update \
  && apt-get install -yq --no-install-recommends \
+    build-essential \
     ca-certificates \
     locales \
     python3-dev \