diff --git a/label_studio_ml/examples/ner/Dockerfile b/label_studio_ml/examples/ner/Dockerfile
index b7ad93f44..8c799a7ac 100644
--- a/label_studio_ml/examples/ner/Dockerfile
+++ b/label_studio_ml/examples/ner/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,20 @@ ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=True \
     PORT=${PORT:-9090} \
     PIP_CACHE_DIR=/.cache
 
+# Update default packages
+RUN apt-get -qq update
+
+# Get Ubuntu packages
+RUN apt-get install -y -q \
+    build-essential \
+    curl
+
+# Get Rust; NOTE: using sh for better compatibility with other base images
+RUN curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s -- -y
+
+# Add .cargo/bin to PATH
+ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
+
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=$PIP_CACHE_DIR \
     pip install -r requirements.txt