diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0eb8a11..6f0db0d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ USER root
 RUN (echo 'DPkg::Post-Invoke {"/bin/rm -f /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb || true";};' | tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/clean) &&\
     apt-get update &&\
     apt-get upgrade -y &&\
-    apt-get install -y curl wget make git unzip gnupg software-properties-common &&\
+    apt-get install -y curl wget make git unzip gnupg software-properties-common jq &&\
     ## terraform
     (wget -O- https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | gpg --dearmor |  tee /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg > /dev/null) &&\
     gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg --fingerprint &&\
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a8236ff..6bc26a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Opinionated GitHub Action Runner image that brings the ships the following packa
 * git 
 * unzip 
 * gnupg
+* jq
 
 Also includes the following tools:
 * terraform