diff --git a/src/dependencies/mercury_deps.rs b/src/dependencies/mercury_deps.rs
index aee11ac..bdced55 100644
--- a/src/dependencies/mercury_deps.rs
+++ b/src/dependencies/mercury_deps.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 fn mercury_deps() -> Vec<Dependency> {
     vec![
         dep_opencv(),
+        Dependency {
+            name: "jq".into(),
+            dep_type: DepType::Executable,
+            filename: "jq".into(),
+            packages: HashMap::from([
+                (LinuxDistro::Arch, "jq".into()),
+                (LinuxDistro::Debian, "jq".into()),
+                (LinuxDistro::Fedora, "jq".into()),
+                (LinuxDistro::Alpine, "jq".into()),
+                (LinuxDistro::Gentoo, "app-misc/jq".into()),
+            ]),
+        },
         Dependency {
             name: "git-lfs".into(),
             dep_type: DepType::Executable,