diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 77cf2331990..066f2e8a983 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cloud-init (24.3-0ubuntu2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Add netcat dependency
+
+ -- Brett Holman <brett.holman@canonical.com>  Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:41:41 -0600
+
 cloud-init (24.3~1g6e4153b3-0ubuntu1) oracular; urgency=medium
 
   * Upstream snapshot based on upstream/main at 6e4153b3.
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index c24e47cb56e..6959af19ca0 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Architecture: all
 Depends: cloud-guest-utils | cloud-utils,
          dhcpcd-base,
          iproute2,
+         netcat-openbsd,
          netplan.io,
          procps,
          python3,