diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 934dbec87ce680d565c68b27f22ba20be5892451..5e061d522aa5919c42de97c5604108de9673f514 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ MAINTAINER jeffrey.freeman@syncleus.com
 # and then remove the build tools to minimize image size
 # (buildDeps are removed, deps are kept)
 RUN set -ex \
-    && apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential --no-install-recommends && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    && apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential git --no-install-recommends && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && pip install --upgrade pip \
     && pip install sphinx \
     && find /usr/local -depth \