diff --git a/setup-container-latest-version.sh b/setup-container-latest-version.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 30cfed2..6fa52d8
--- a/setup-container-latest-version.sh
+++ b/setup-container-latest-version.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ OSVERSION=$(hostnamectl | awk '/Operating/ { print $4 }')
 [ $(arch) = aarch64 ] && PLATFORM=arm64
 [ $(arch) = x86_64 ] && PLATFORM=amd64
 
+sudo apt install -y jq
+
 if [ $MYOS = "Ubuntu" ]
 then
 	### setting up container runtime prereq