diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ca7afefabb..0f0af3793f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 FROM maven:3.5.2-jdk-8-alpine
 
 # Install necessary binaries to build brooklyn-dist
-RUN apk add --no-cache git rpm dpkg
+RUN apk add --no-cache git rpm dpkg docker
 
 # Make sure the /var/tmp (for RPM build) is writable for all users
 RUN mkdir -p /var/tmp/ && chmod -R 777 /var/tmp/