diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index afaddd7003..7ce3dbd7dc 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends},
  gitlab-workhorse (>= ${source:Version}),
  ruby-rails (>= 2:6.1.7.2~),
    ruby-websocket-extensions (>= 0.1.5~),
+   ruby-zeitwerk (>= 2.6.1~),
  ruby-bootsnap (>= 1.15~),
  ruby-responders (>= 3.0~),
  ruby-sprockets (>= 3.7~),