diff --git a/release.nix b/release.nix
index f2ce8d26..3a7eab50 100644
--- a/release.nix
+++ b/release.nix
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ let
 
         hydraPath = stdenv.lib.concatStringsSep ":" (map (p: "${p}/bin") ( [
           libxslt sqlite subversion openssh nix coreutils findutils
-          gzip bzip2 lzma gnutar unzip
+          gzip bzip2 lzma gnutar unzip git
           gnused graphviz
         ] ++ ( if stdenv.isLinux then [rpm dpkg cdrkit] else [] )));