diff --git a/home/base/desktop/cloud/default.nix b/home/base/desktop/cloud/default.nix
index 42844bbe..6ce0d55e 100644
--- a/home/base/desktop/cloud/default.nix
+++ b/home/base/desktop/cloud/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
       # general tools
       pulumi
       pulumictl
+      packer  # machine image builder
 
       # aws
       awscli2