diff --git a/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh b/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
index c7ed96a..5b513b5 100755
--- a/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
+++ b/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ echo "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/community" >> /etc/apk/
 
 # apk update and install essentials
 apk update && apk upgrade
-apk add nano sudo pwgen curl wget qemu-guest-agent git bash-doc bash-completion openssh iputils --no-cache
+apk add nano sudo pwgen curl wget qemu-guest-agent git bash-doc bash-completion openssh iputils restic --no-cache
 
 # change default shell to bash
 isInFile=$(cat /etc/passwd | grep -c "/bin/bash")
diff --git a/debian/debian-essentials.sh b/debian/debian-essentials.sh
index 840ebdd..6669d85 100755
--- a/debian/debian-essentials.sh
+++ b/debian/debian-essentials.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if [[ ! -d /dev/disk/by-id ]]
 fi
 
 # download and install packages
-apt-get install -y hstr htop ncdu pwgen lsb-release cron qemu-guest-agent sudo nano curl wget zip unzip git rsync man-db cifs-utils nfs-common parted libtalloc2 libwbclient0 net-tools gnupg apt-transport-https tmux gdisk bash-completion
+apt-get install -y restic hstr htop ncdu pwgen lsb-release cron qemu-guest-agent sudo nano curl wget zip unzip git rsync man-db cifs-utils nfs-common parted libtalloc2 libwbclient0 net-tools gnupg apt-transport-https tmux gdisk bash-completion
 
 # add akanealw user if not existing
 isInFile=$(cat /etc/passwd | grep -c "akanealw")