diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cf03b06..f17077c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt-get -y update && \
     apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
         git vim parted \
-        quilt coreutils qemu-user-static debootstrap zerofree zip dosfstools \
+        quilt coreutils qemu-user-static debootstrap zerofree zip dosfstools e2fsprogs\
         libarchive-tools libcap2-bin rsync grep udev xz-utils curl xxd file kmod bc \
         binfmt-support ca-certificates fdisk gpg pigz arch-test \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b640a20..1300f65 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ To install the required dependencies for `pi-gen` you should run:
 
 ```bash
 apt-get install coreutils quilt parted qemu-user-static debootstrap zerofree zip \
-dosfstools libarchive-tools libcap2-bin grep rsync xz-utils file git curl bc \
+dosfstools e2fsprogs libarchive-tools libcap2-bin grep rsync xz-utils file git curl bc \
 gpg pigz xxd arch-test bmap-tools
 ```
 
diff --git a/depends b/depends
index acbb5cd..752ba79 100644
--- a/depends
+++ b/depends
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ debootstrap
 zerofree
 zip
 mkdosfs:dosfstools
+mke2fs:e2fsprogs
 capsh:libcap2-bin
 bsdtar:libarchive-tools
 grep