diff --git a/.github/workflows/containers.yml b/.github/workflows/containers.yml
index e13c6cc..2c1398c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/containers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/containers.yml
@@ -404,6 +404,8 @@ jobs:
         run: ssh -V
       - name: Test gdb
         run: gdb --version
+      - name: Test socat
+        run: socat -V
       - name: Stop container
         shell: bash
         run: docker stop candidate
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 83a3f96..2d051df 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ RUN \
   python3-setuptools \
   python3-tk \
   python3-wheel \
+  socat \
   ssh \
   wget \
   xz-utils \