diff --git a/third_party/nix/release-common.nix b/third_party/nix/release-common.nix
index d66bbafa8..752525225 100644
--- a/third_party/nix/release-common.nix
+++ b/third_party/nix/release-common.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ rec {
     [ curl
       bzip2 xz brotli editline
       openssl pkgconfig sqlite
-      boost
+      boost meson ninja
 
       # Tests
       git