diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index c9951f7..dd70e00 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Build-Depends:
               libpango1.0-dev,
               libpangocairo-1.0-0,
               libsystemd-dev,
+              jq,
 Rules-Requires-Root: no
 
 Package: hyprland