diff --git a/docs/source/installation.rst b/docs/source/installation.rst
index de27e0961..2fb5b3a37 100644
--- a/docs/source/installation.rst
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ of Ubuntu.)
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     sudo apt update
-    sudo apt install -y git zip unzip openjdk-17-jdk python3-pip autoconf libtool pkg-config zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev libtinfo5 cmake libffi-dev libssl-dev
+    sudo apt install -y git zip unzip openjdk-17-jdk python3-pip autoconf libtool pkg-config zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev libtinfo5 cmake libffi-dev libssl-dev automake
 
     # add the following line at the end of your ~/.bashrc file
     export PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin/