diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 66d9cb5..25067f7 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ To install the required dependencies for pi-gen you should run:
 
 ```bash
 apt-get install quilt parted realpath qemu-user-static debootstrap zerofree pxz zip \
-dosfstools bsdtar libcap2-bin grep rsync xz-utils file
+dosfstools bsdtar libcap2-bin grep rsync xz-utils file git
 ```
 
 The file `depends` contains a list of tools needed.  The format of this
diff --git a/depends b/depends
index 9261abf..80db669 100644
--- a/depends
+++ b/depends
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ xz:xz-utils
 curl
 xxd
 file
+git