diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 4bf5df2..887ffd4 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ guaranteed to be useful for any other purpose.
 
 ## Changes to upstream
 
-* Only the FreeBSD 14.3 x86-64 image is built.
+- Only the FreeBSD 14.3 x86-64 image is built.
+- Additional run-time dependencies for Please and the `pleasew` script are installed from Ports:
+  - bash
+  - curl
+  - git
 
 ## Release version numbering
 
diff --git a/resources/provision.sh b/resources/provision.sh
index e531ccc..7c8d85b 100755
--- a/resources/provision.sh
+++ b/resources/provision.sh
@@ -124,14 +124,23 @@ install_local_package() {
 }
 
 install_extra_packages() {
+  local pkgs="
+    # Inherited from upstream freebsd-builder:
+    sudo
+    rsync
+    # Additional run-time dependencies for pleasew:
+    bash
+    curl
+    # Additional run-time dependencies for Please:
+    git
+  "
   if upstream_pkg_site_available; then
-    ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg install sudo bash curl rsync
+    ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg install $(echo "$pkgs" | grep -v '^\s*\(#\|\s*$\)' | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' | tr '\n' ' ')
   else
     bootstrap_pkg
-    install_local_package sudo
-    install_local_package bash
-    install_local_package curl
-    install_local_package rsync
+    echo "$pkgs" | grep -v '^\s*\(#\|\s*$\)' | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' | while IFS= read -r pkg; do
+      install_local_package "$pkg"
+    done
   fi
 }