diff --git a/goss/goss-linux.yaml b/goss/goss-linux.yaml
index 65cf665bd..0750d341d 100644
--- a/goss/goss-linux.yaml
+++ b/goss/goss-linux.yaml
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ command:
   vagrant:
     exec: vagrant -v
     exit-status: 0
+  xq:
+    exec: xq --version
+    exit-status: 0
+    stdout:
+      - 1.2.3
   yq:
     exec: yq --version
     exit-status: 0
diff --git a/provisioning/tools-versions.yml b/provisioning/tools-versions.yml
index 3f0494ecc..110fec7bb 100644
--- a/provisioning/tools-versions.yml
+++ b/provisioning/tools-versions.yml
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@ trivy_version: 0.47.0
 updatecli_version: 0.69.0
 vagrant_version: 2.4.0
 windows_pwsh_version: 7.4.0
+xq_version: 1.2.3
 yq_version: 4.25.3
 playwright_version: 1.40.1
diff --git a/provisioning/ubuntu-provision.sh b/provisioning/ubuntu-provision.sh
index 7ee38b796..4b954b658 100755
--- a/provisioning/ubuntu-provision.sh
+++ b/provisioning/ubuntu-provision.sh
@@ -460,6 +460,13 @@ function install_ruby() {
   install_asdf_package ruby "${RUBY_VERSION}"
 }
 
+## Install Xq
+function install_xq() {
+  install_dir=/usr/local/bin
+  curl --fail --silent --location --show-error \
+    "https://github.com/sibprogrammer/xq/releases/download/v${XQ_VERSION}/xq_${XQ_VERSION}_linux_${ARCHITECTURE}.tar.gz" | tar --extract --gunzip --directory="${install_dir}"/ xq
+}
+
 ## Install Yq with asdf
 function install_yq() {
   # Ensure that ASDF is installed
@@ -652,6 +659,7 @@ function main() {
   install_gh
   install_vagrant
   install_ruby
+  install_xq
   install_yq
   install_packer
   install_updatecli