diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index 7880af9756..c16de9ef67 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ RUN \
     # Install dependencies
     && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
         # basic environment
+        git \
         nodejs=${NODE_PACKAGE_VERSION} \
         # for gmpy2 \
         libgmp-dev libmpfr-dev libmpc-dev \