diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua
index 7b811be0..6c9304b5 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@ return {
 
   -- library used by other plugins
   "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
+
+  -- makes some plugins dot-repeatable like leap
+  { "tpope/vim-repeat", event = "VeryLazy" },
 }