diff --git a/trustgraph-base/pyproject.toml b/trustgraph-base/pyproject.toml
index 7f902289..c36cab10 100644
--- a/trustgraph-base/pyproject.toml
+++ b/trustgraph-base/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.8"
 dependencies = [
     "pulsar-client",
     "prometheus-client",
+    "requests",
 ]
 classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",