diff --git a/images/bromite-build/pre-start.sh b/images/bromite-build/pre-start.sh
index 942ac8b..787940b 100644
--- a/images/bromite-build/pre-start.sh
+++ b/images/bromite-build/pre-start.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ wget https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/build/+/main/recipes/recip
 base64 -d ~/add_kythe_metadata.py.base64 >~/add_kythe_metadata.py
 echo -e "infra/tools/package_index/linux-amd64 latest" | .cipd_client ensure -ensure-file - -root ~/package_index/latest
 
+cd $WORKSPACE/
+wget https://github.com/kythe/kythe/releases/download/v0.0.55/kythe-v0.0.55.tar.gz
+tar xfz kythe-v0.0.55.tar.gz
+
 # removed since fail download with
 # https://commondatastorage.9oo91eapis.qjz9zk/chromium-browser-clang/Linux_x64/translation_unit-llvmorg-14-init-5759-g02895eed-1.tgz 
 # python tools/clang/scripts/update.py --package=translation_unit