diff --git a/stx/dockerfiles/stx-builder.Dockerfile b/stx/dockerfiles/stx-builder.Dockerfile
index f054878e..ca5bbde8 100644
--- a/stx/dockerfiles/stx-builder.Dockerfile
+++ b/stx/dockerfiles/stx-builder.Dockerfile
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ RUN pip3 --no-cache-dir install \
         pulp_deb_client \
         pulp_file_client \
         progressbar \
-        git+https://github.com/masselstine/aptly-api-client.git
+        git+https://github.com/masselstine/aptly-api-client.git \
+        click \
+        lxml \
+        pycryptodomex
 
 # Misc files
 RUN sed -i '/^proxy_dns*/d' /etc/proxychains.conf && \
diff --git a/stx/toCOPY/builder/buildrc b/stx/toCOPY/builder/buildrc
index a6555549..7eb1a72c 100644
--- a/stx/toCOPY/builder/buildrc
+++ b/stx/toCOPY/builder/buildrc
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ export STX_CONFIG_DIR=$MY_REPO_ROOT_DIR/stx-tools
 export PREFIX_BINARYLIST_DIR=debian-mirror-tools/config/debian/
 export STX_BINARYLIST_DIR=$STX_CONFIG_DIR/$PREFIX_BINARYLIST_DIR
 export STX_GIT_SRC_DIR=$MY_REPO/stx/git
+export PATCH_BUILDER_PATH=$MY_REPO/build-tools/stx/patch
 
-export PATH=$PATH:$MY_BUILD_TOOLS_DIR/stx:/opt/LAT/lat
+export PATH=$PATH:$MY_BUILD_TOOLS_DIR/stx:/opt/LAT/lat:$PATCH_BUILDER_PATH
 export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$MY_BUILD_TOOLS_DIR/stx
 
 export STX_MIRROR=/import/mirrors/starlingx
diff --git a/stx/toCOPY/builder/userenv b/stx/toCOPY/builder/userenv
index 2d42913c..61eb9956 100644
--- a/stx/toCOPY/builder/userenv
+++ b/stx/toCOPY/builder/userenv
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ To clean and re-build all packages:
 To make image (std and rt kernels are included):
     build-image
 
+To build patches:
+    patch-builder --recipe <path to recipe>
 EOF
 fi
 cd ${MY_WORKSPACE}