diff --git a/openclaw_assistant/Dockerfile b/openclaw_assistant/Dockerfile
index a7d855d..a4de054 100644
--- a/openclaw_assistant/Dockerfile
+++ b/openclaw_assistant/Dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ FROM ${BUILD_FROM}
 # that occur on Alpine (e.g. clipboard, node-llama-cpp).
 
 # Install base packages (without nodejs/npm - we'll get Node 22 from NodeSource)
+# build-essential provides gcc/cc needed by Homebrew for OpenClaw's brew-managed dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     bash \
     git \
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     python3 \
     nginx \
     gnupg \
+    build-essential \
  && apt-get clean \
  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
diff --git a/openclaw_assistant/config.yaml b/openclaw_assistant/config.yaml
index 8b36519..6c7bf09 100644
--- a/openclaw_assistant/config.yaml
+++ b/openclaw_assistant/config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: OpenClaw Assistant
-version: "0.5.27"
+version: "0.5.28"
 slug: openclaw_assistant
 description: Run OpenClaw Assistant (OpenClaw-compatible) as a Home Assistant add-on.
 url: https://github.com/techartdev/OpenClawHomeAssistant