diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/be/betanin/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/be/betanin/package.nix
index 15e0728..c920e65 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/be/betanin/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/be/betanin/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , python3
 , beets
+, gobject-introspection
 }:
 
 let
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
     sed -i 's/Flask <3.0.0/Flask/' pyproject.toml
   '';
 
+  # required for apprise
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gobject-introspection
+  ];
+
   build-system = with python3.pkgs; [ setuptools ];
 
   dependencies = (with python3.pkgs; [