diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
index 8927a53405b..b7d41b33ef5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ let
       ghc
       ghostscript
       gimp
+      git
       gnash
       gnugrep
       gnum4