diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index db587fbc599bf00e6f373e87982dd0b39204cd75..f9fa8744dd320dd9bfce3dfa5263b7d39559c056 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ setup(
     install_requires=[
         'matrix-client>=0.3',
         'feedparser>=5.2',
+        'requests>=2.31.0',
     ],
     scripts=['rssbot.py'],
 )