diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
index 3ae7dc87b49ed..30f675aa13bc5 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ packages:
 - "autoconf"
 - "libtool"
 - "automake"
+- "cmake"
 - "faketime"
 - "bsdmainutils"
 - "mingw-w64"