diff --git a/scripts/_common.sh b/scripts/_common.sh
index e16025c..b3c3f86 100644
--- a/scripts/_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/_common.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #=================================================
 
 # dependencies used by the app
-pkg_dependencies="dh-autoreconf	python3-pip python3-dev python3-lxml python3-pillow virtualenv postgresql libffi-dev libopenjp2-7"
+pkg_dependencies="build-essential dh-autoreconf	python3-pip python3-dev python3-lxml python3-pillow virtualenv postgresql libffi-dev libopenjp2-7"
 
 nodejs_version=14