diff --git a/packages/packages.sh b/packages/packages.sh
index c181ec2..ac4d413 100755
--- a/packages/packages.sh
+++ b/packages/packages.sh
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ if has_tags pm:pacman; then
 
 	# from here on we should have yay available
 	yay_install \
+		bat \
 		customizepkg-git \
 		zsh \
 		zsh-syntax-highlighting \
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ if has_tags pm:apt; then
 		python3-venv \
 		zsh \
 		zsh-syntax-highlighting \
+		bat \
 		jq \
 		git \
 		gnupg2