diff --git a/hosts/default/configuration.nix b/hosts/default/configuration.nix
index 0686e82..c4bdc8b 100644
--- a/hosts/default/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/default/configuration.nix
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ in
     ansible # automation/software-defined-configuration tool
     binutils # gnu bin utils
     # conda # python environment management
+    gettext # gnu lib for text manipulation (added for envsubst)
     uv # alternative for python env management...
     lazydocker # docker[/compose] tui
     sqlite-interactive # sqlite cli