diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 7fe7eccf872..c7b89dc086e 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ mkShell {
   # Some of the bazel actions require some tools assumed to be in the PATH defined by the "strict action env" that we enable
   # through --incompatible_strict_action_env. We can poke a custom PATH through with --action_env=PATH=$BAZEL_ACTION_PATH.
   # See https://sourcegraph.com/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel@6.1.2/-/blob/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/rules/BazelRuleClassProvider.java?L532-547
-  BAZEL_ACTION_PATH = with pkgs; lib.makeBinPath [ bash stdenv.cc coreutils unzip zip curl gzip gnutar gnused git patch openssh findutils ];
+  BAZEL_ACTION_PATH = with pkgs; lib.makeBinPath [ bash stdenv.cc coreutils unzip zip curl gzip gnutar gnugrep gnused git patch openssh findutils perl python39 which ];
 
   # bazel complains when the bazel version differs even by a patch version to whats defined in .bazelversion,
   # so we tell it to h*ck off here.