diff --git a/desktop/gnome/apps/gnome-todo/pspec.xml b/desktop/gnome/apps/gnome-todo/pspec.xml
index b8e34d90f7..f9adeacfc7 100644
--- a/desktop/gnome/apps/gnome-todo/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/gnome/apps/gnome-todo/pspec.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         <Description>Personal task manager for GNOME</Description>
         <Archive sha1sum="095511d7c88a842df3699a4e5831903b59beb4ff" type="tarxz">mirrors://gnome/gnome-todo/41/gnome-todo-41.0.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
+            <Dependency>git</Dependency>
             <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gtk-doc</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gtk4-devel</Dependency>