diff --git a/openfl-docker/Dockerfile.base b/openfl-docker/Dockerfile.base
index d13a0de90f..bff64aee55 100644
--- a/openfl-docker/Dockerfile.base
+++ b/openfl-docker/Dockerfile.base
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,id=apt-dev,target=/var/cache/apt \
     python3.10-dev \
     ca-certificates \
     build-essential \
+    git \
     --no-install-recommends && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 RUN apt-get purge -y linux-libc-dev