diff --git a/images/jupyter-ai.yml b/images/jupyter-ai.yml
index 17d754a..21e1209 100644
--- a/images/jupyter-ai.yml
+++ b/images/jupyter-ai.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: base
 channels:
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
+  - duckdb-engine
   - gh-scoped-creds
   - ibis-duckdb
   - jupyterlab-myst