diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index a2cc02e..32c750a 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
+# This is a cross-platform list tracking distribution packages needed by tests;
+# see http://docs.openstack.org/infra/bindep/ for additional information.
+
+mysql-client [test]
+mysql-server [test]
 libjpeg-dev [test]