diff --git a/nixos/release-small.nix b/nixos/release-small.nix
index d4de2fd8df4f..091c2b1f305b 100644
--- a/nixos/release-small.nix
+++ b/nixos/release-small.nix
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ in rec {
       php
       postgresql
       python
+      release-checks
       rsyslog
       stdenv
       subversion