diff --git a/manifest.scm b/manifest.scm
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+(specifications->manifest
+  (list
+    "clang"
+    "cmark"
+    "desktop-file-utils"
+    "devhelp"
+    "flatpak"
+    "gettext-minimal"
+    "glade"
+    "glib"
+    "gspell"
+    "gst-plugins-bad"
+    "gtk+"
+    "gtksourceview"
+    "json-glib"
+    "jsonrpc-glib"
+    "libdazzle"
+    "libgit2-glib"
+    "libhandy"
+    "libostree"
+    "libpeas"
+    "libportal"
+    "libsoup-minimal"
+    "llvm"
+    "meson"
+    "ninja"
+    "gcc-toolchain"
+    "pkg-config"
+    "python-pygobject"
+    "python"
+    "sysprof"
+    "template-glib"
+    "vala"
+    "vte"
+    "webkitgtk-with-libsoup2"
+    "xorg-server"))