diff --git a/roles/shell/tasks/packages.yml b/roles/shell/tasks/packages.yml
index 2e6912f..5b70195 100644
--- a/roles/shell/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/roles/shell/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@
       - scala-library
       - screen
       - sipcalc
+      - software-properties-common
  #     - staticsite
       - stow
       - talk