diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0fc0b11b..f4908a64 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "psycopg[binary]>=3.1.18",
     "websockets>=16.0",
     "path>=17.1.1",
+    "requests>=2.31.0",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]