diff --git a/src/build_dist b/src/build_dist
index 0fcea8797..0d008df50 100755
--- a/src/build_dist
+++ b/src/build_dist
@@ -8,4 +8,32 @@ export CUSTOM_PI_OS_PATH
 export BASE_BOOT_MOUNT_PATH
 export PATH=$PATH:$CUSTOM_PI_OS_PATH
 
+echo "Installing CustomPiOS dependencies..."
+apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        ca-certificates \
+        sudo \
+        build-essential \
+        sudo \
+        curl \
+        git \
+        wget \
+        p7zip-full \
+        python3 \
+        python3-distutils \
+        python3-dev \
+        python3-git \
+        binfmt-support \
+        qemu-system \
+        qemu-user \
+        qemu-user-static \
+        sudo \
+        file \
+        fdisk \
+        btrfs-progs \
+        jq \
+        zip \
+        xz-utils \
+        lsof \
+        f2fs-tools
+
 "${CUSTOM_PI_OS_PATH}"/build_custom_os "$@"