diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.base b/docker/Dockerfile.base
index ccd931e98..4df1ecf8a 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.base
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.base
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ARG haystack_version
 ARG haystack_extras
 
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    git
+
 # Shallow clone Haystack repo, we'll install from the local sources
 RUN git clone --depth=1 --branch=${haystack_version} https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack.git /opt/haystack
 WORKDIR /opt/haystack