diff --git a/meson/build-cli.sh b/meson/build-cli.sh
index 4327efb..a76e202 100755
--- a/meson/build-cli.sh
+++ b/meson/build-cli.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 exec_name=writeas
 BIN_DIR="$MESON_BUILD_ROOT"/bin
 
 echo "Building $exec_name CLI..."
+# go get to fetch dependencies
+go get github.com/writeas/writeas-cli/cmd/writeas &&
 cd "$MESON_SOURCE_ROOT"/src/github.com/writeas/writeas-cli/cmd/writeas &&
 mkdir -p "$BIN_DIR" &&
 go build -o "$BIN_DIR"/writeas &&
 echo "Success."