diff --git a/local.yml b/local.yml
index 1fe860d..7a2074a 100644
--- a/local.yml
+++ b/local.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
           - jq
           - vim
           - python3-pip
+          - cron
         state: present
       when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
       tags: [baseline]