diff --git a/charmcraft.yaml b/charmcraft.yaml
index 161849b..3596bbd 100644
--- a/charmcraft.yaml
+++ b/charmcraft.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,10 @@ bases:
         channel: "20.04"
       - name: "ubuntu"
         channel: "22.04"
+
+parts:
+  charm:
+    build-packages:
+      - cargo
+      - pkg-config
+      - rustc