diff --git a/scripts/gcp-create.sh b/scripts/gcp-create.sh
index 8a0fd2d..efbc780 100755
--- a/scripts/gcp-create.sh
+++ b/scripts/gcp-create.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ done
 echo "+++ configuring VM"
 gcloud compute ssh --zone=$ZONE $NAME@$VM --ssh-flag='-A' <<EOF
 sudo apt-get update
-sudo apt-get install --yes git python3-pip python3-venv bash-completion
+sudo apt-get install --yes git python3-pip python3-venv bash-completion spell
 ssh-keyscan ${GITHUB} > .ssh/known_hosts
 git config --global color.ui auto
 git config --global push.default simple