diff --git a/patterns-tik.changes b/patterns-tik.changes
index 853780c..662d535 100644
--- a/patterns-tik.changes
+++ b/patterns-tik.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr 30 14:28:52 UTC 2024 - Richard Brown <rbrown@suse.com>
+
+- Add gedit for debugging/config editing 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Apr 30 14:24:14 UTC 2024 - Richard Brown <rbrown@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/patterns-tik.spec b/patterns-tik.spec
index 26e679c..3896b8e 100644
--- a/patterns-tik.spec
+++ b/patterns-tik.spec
@@ -387,6 +387,9 @@ Requires:       iio-sensor-proxy
 Requires:       tik
 Requires:       tik-config-Aeon
 
+### tik users will want to edit text files (Combustion/Ignition, etc)
+Requires:       gedit
+
 %description base
 This is the openSUSE tik base system. It contains a minimised immutable desktop system focused on deploying disk images.