diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c624a954..5edfee1d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   build-essential \
   cd-hit \
+  curl \
   git \
   libbz2-dev \
   liblzma-dev \