diff --git a/charmcraft.yaml b/charmcraft.yaml
index a7bc5d5c..a25dd38f 100644
--- a/charmcraft.yaml
+++ b/charmcraft.yaml
@@ -281,3 +281,6 @@ parts:
     charm-binary-python-packages:
       - jsonschema
       - bcrypt
+    build-packages:
+      - rustc
+      - cargo