diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index 94af05c625..396e195e4e 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ python3-yaml [platform:ubuntu]
 gnupg [platform:ubuntu]
 python-launchpadlib [platform:ubuntu]
 git-review [platform:ubuntu]
+libre2-dev [platform:ubuntu]