diff --git a/.chezmoiscripts/run_onchange_before_10_install-packages.sh.tmpl b/.chezmoiscripts/run_onchange_before_10_install-packages.sh.tmpl
index ecb7f29..afee248 100755
--- a/.chezmoiscripts/run_onchange_before_10_install-packages.sh.tmpl
+++ b/.chezmoiscripts/run_onchange_before_10_install-packages.sh.tmpl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ exit 0
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-echo "Installing and updating packages..."
+echo "Installing packages..."
 
 {{ if or (eq .chezmoi.osRelease.id "arch") (eq .chezmoi.osRelease.id "cachyos") }}
 sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm
@@ -18,10 +18,22 @@ fi
 {{ end }}
 
 if [[ ${#pkgs[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
-  echo "Installing pacman packages"
+  echo "Installing pacman packages..."
   sudo pacman -S --noconfirm --needed "${pkgs[@]}"
 fi
 
+# Install paru
+if command -v paru >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "Paru is already installed."
+else
+  sudo pacman -S --noconfirm --needed git base-devel
+  tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+  git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/paru.git "$tmpdir/paru"
+  makepkg --dir "$tmpdir/paru" -si --noconfirm
+  rm -rf "$tmpdir"
+fi
+
+# Install AUR pkgs
 aur_pkgs=()
 {{ range .packages.aur }}
 if ! pacman -Q "{{ . }}" &>/dev/null; then