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@@ -54,10 +54,9 @@ To run a more complete system, you also need to have docker compose installed.
 
 To hack on diachron itself, you need the following:
 
+- bash
 - docker and docker compose
 - [fd](https://github.com/sharkdp/fd)
 - golang, version 1.23.6 or greater
 - shellcheck
 - shfmt
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