diff --git a/instrumentation/packaging/fpm/install-deps.sh b/instrumentation/packaging/fpm/install-deps.sh
index 20eb355adb7..18e5751b948 100755
--- a/instrumentation/packaging/fpm/install-deps.sh
+++ b/instrumentation/packaging/fpm/install-deps.sh
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ apt-get update
 
 apt-get install -y ruby ruby-dev rubygems build-essential git rpm sudo curl jq
 
+gem install --no-document dotenv -v 2.7.6
 gem install --no-document fpm -v 1.11.0
diff --git a/internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/install-deps.sh b/internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/install-deps.sh
index 027e32ffa03..18e5751b948 100755
--- a/internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/install-deps.sh
+++ b/internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/install-deps.sh
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ apt-get update
 
 apt-get install -y ruby ruby-dev rubygems build-essential git rpm sudo curl jq
 
+gem install --no-document dotenv -v 2.7.6
 gem install --no-document fpm -v 1.11.0
-