diff --git a/rever.xsh b/rever.xsh
index e67ca47554..934b7e1e48 100644
--- a/rever.xsh
+++ b/rever.xsh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $CHANGELOG_FILENAME = 'CHANGELOG.rst'
 $CHANGELOG_TEMPLATE = 'TEMPLATE.rst'
 
 $DOCKER_APT_DEPS = ['libc6', 'libc6-i386', 'libc6-dev', 'libc-dev', 'gcc']
-$DOCKER_CONDA_DEPS = ['cyclus-build-deps', 'cyclus', 'make']
+$DOCKER_CONDA_DEPS = ['cyclus-build-deps', 'cyclus', 'make', 'cmake']
 $DOCKER_INSTALL_COMMAND = (
     'git clean -fdx && '
     './install.py --build_type=Release '