diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 4ae7d52c5..549bc45ec 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ dependencies:
   - autoconf
   - automake
   - libtool
+  - wget
   - patch # only needed on MacOS
   - sed # only needed on MacOS