diff --git a/internal/nix/nix-shell.go b/internal/nix/nix-shell.go
index 9db0955a..12be26d9 100644
--- a/internal/nix/nix-shell.go
+++ b/internal/nix/nix-shell.go
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ func RenderShell(cfg core.Configuration, sr golang.ScanResult, renderGoreleaserC
 	if sr.UsesPostgres {
 		packages = append(packages, "postgresql_"+core.DefaultPostgresVersion)
 	}
+	if cfg.Reuse.Enabled.UnwrapOr(true) {
+		packages = append(packages, "reuse")
+	}
 	packages = append(packages, cfg.Nix.ExtraPackages...)
 
 	slices.Sort(packages)
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 46e3c6dd..6b465d32 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ mkShell {
     go_1_24
     golangci-lint
     gotools # goimports
+    reuse
     # keep this line if you use bash
     bashInteractive
   ];