diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 29ee84798..cc2888522 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ if(UNIX)
       set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE "http://github.com/Cockatrice/Cockatrice")
       if(Qt6_FOUND)
         set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libqt6multimedia6, libqt6svg6, qt6-qpa-plugins, qt6-image-formats-plugins")
+        set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RECOMMENDS "libqt6sql6-mysql") # for connecting servatrice to a mysql db
       elseif(Qt5_FOUND)
         set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libqt5multimedia5-plugins, libqt5svg5")
       endif()