diff --git a/dist-workspace.toml b/dist-workspace.toml
index dd340b9..d97afd9 100644
--- a/dist-workspace.toml
+++ b/dist-workspace.toml
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ targets = ["aarch64-apple-darwin", "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu", "x86_64-apple-da
 install-path = "CARGO_HOME"
 # Whether to install an updater program
 install-updater = true
+
+# System dependencies required for Linux builds
+# (needed by keyring crate's sync-secret-service feature)
+[dist.dependencies.apt]
+libdbus-1-dev = '*'
+pkg-config = '*'