diff --git a/ct/bookstack.sh b/ct/bookstack.sh
index caf899285..2093fe4b0 100644
--- a/ct/bookstack.sh
+++ b/ct/bookstack.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function update_script() {
     exit
   fi
   setup_mariadb
+  ensure_dependencies git
   if check_for_gh_release "bookstack" "BookStackApp/BookStack"; then
     msg_info "Stopping Apache2"
     systemctl stop apache2
diff --git a/install/bookstack-install.sh b/install/bookstack-install.sh
index 53cdce196..d9a085a45 100644
--- a/install/bookstack-install.sh
+++ b/install/bookstack-install.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ network_check
 update_os
 
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
-$STD apt install -y make
+$STD apt install -y \
+  make \
+  git
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 PHP_VERSION="8.3" PHP_APACHE="YES" PHP_FPM="YES" PHP_MODULE="ldap,tidy,mysqli" setup_php