diff --git a/Dockerfile-alpine.template b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
index 642431f2..16f2bdd2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-alpine.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		musl-dev \
 		openssl \
 		go \
+		git \
 	; \
 	export \
 # set GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP such that we can actually build Go