diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 36b52625..c4c68a0f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ flowcell_parser @ git+https://github.com/SciLifeLab/flowcell_parser
 pandas
 python_crontab
 python_dateutil
+requests
 setuptools