diff --git a/desktop/gnome/apps/gnome-text-editor/pspec.xml b/desktop/gnome/apps/gnome-text-editor/pspec.xml
index 603cdb19b8..718af27a46 100644
--- a/desktop/gnome/apps/gnome-text-editor/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/gnome/apps/gnome-text-editor/pspec.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         <Archive sha1sum="dc453369698d6893bae55f9879f4b430730b3ed1" type="tarxz">https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-text-editor/41/gnome-text-editor-41.1.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>itstool</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gtk4-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>glib2-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>icu4c-devel</Dependency>