diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix
index ba05c31393c0..fffc53c8e551 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
     # Some compression/archiver tools.
     pkgs.unzip
     pkgs.zip
+
+    # Some utilities
+    pkgs.jq
   ];
 
   # Include support for various filesystems and tools to create / manipulate them.