diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 9a31be9812..c3e72a315a 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -23,5 +23,9 @@
 # _SLANG_DEV_CONTAINER_BASE_IMAGE_ (keep in sync)
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:ubuntu-22.04
 
+# Update System Packages
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get install --assume-yes "pkg-config"
+
 # Setup ZSH for local development inside the image:
 COPY ./scripts/ /home/vscode/