diff --git a/ndn-cxx/debian/control b/ndn-cxx/debian/control
index 298944b..49ac548 100644
--- a/ndn-cxx/debian/control
+++ b/ndn-cxx/debian/control
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
  libssl-dev (>=1.0.1),
  libsqlite3-dev (>= 3.7.9),
  python-sphinx (>= 1.1.3),
- libboost-all-dev (>= 1.53.0)
+ libboost-all-dev (>= 1.53.0),
+ git
 Standards-Version: 3.9.2
 Section: libs
 Homepage: http://named-data.net/doc/ndn-cxx/