diff --git a/lmod/files/dnf_packages.txt b/lmod/files/dnf_packages.txt
index 467990ceceaa918e2700a9916902d37ed41fa181..d9de2e0e9a77249e6d2763ed9fbf3f86881a8651 100644
--- a/lmod/files/dnf_packages.txt
+++ b/lmod/files/dnf_packages.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ make
 openssh
 openssh-clients
 procps
+python3
 rsync
 sudo
 tcl-devel