diff --git a/utils/searxng.sh b/utils/searxng.sh
index 9f9b4f463..e5f851b38 100755
--- a/utils/searxng.sh
+++ b/utils/searxng.sh
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ pip install -U wheel
 pip install -U pyyaml
 pip install -U msgspec
 pip install -U typing-extensions
+pip install -U pybind11
 cd ${SEARXNG_SRC}
 pip install --use-pep517 --no-build-isolation -e .
 EOF