diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1d77bc74a4824b0caee64a688ccc36193e983498..e7d84d43d6af0c5eea4cce1a6548e86a6eede587 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ RUN $CONDA_DIR/envs/renku/bin/pip install -U -e git+https://github.com/SwissData
 
 RUN sudo apt-get update
 RUN sudo apt-get install -y poppler-utils
+
+# install spacy models
+RUN python -m spacy download de_core_news_sm
+RUN python -m spacy download xx_ent_wiki_sm
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