diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 46900f7b85e17..4f3c4e9ff4c9c 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ parts:
     override-build: |
       set -x
       sed -i 's/os.Getuid()/1/g' modules/setting/setting.go
+      npm install -g pnpm
       TAGS="bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify pam cert" make build
       install -D gitea "${SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/gitea"
       cp -r options "${SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/"