diff --git a/r-session-complete/bionic/Dockerfile b/r-session-complete/bionic/Dockerfile
index 6849176..a03daf9 100644
--- a/r-session-complete/bionic/Dockerfile
+++ b/r-session-complete/bionic/Dockerfile
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ EXPOSE 8788/tcp
 RUN apt-get update -y && \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
     git \
+    libgit2-dev \
     libssl1.0.0 \
     libuser \
     libxml2-dev \
diff --git a/r-session-complete/centos7/Dockerfile b/r-session-complete/centos7/Dockerfile
index c95b7b6..8e85658 100644
--- a/r-session-complete/centos7/Dockerfile
+++ b/r-session-complete/centos7/Dockerfile
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ EXPOSE 8788/tcp
 RUN yum update -y && \
     yum install -y \
     git \
+    libgit2-devel \
     libxml2-devel \
     subversion \
     which && \