diff --git a/zombienet/docker/zombie_builder.Dockerfile b/zombienet/docker/zombie_builder.Dockerfile
index 9b86315791..9525ba9bfd 100644
--- a/zombienet/docker/zombie_builder.Dockerfile
+++ b/zombienet/docker/zombie_builder.Dockerfile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
             git \
             pkg-config \
             openssl \
+            build-essential protobuf-compiler libprotobuf-dev time clang ca-certificates \
             libssl-dev && \
     apt-get clean && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*