diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 271f070..3eb840b 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ setup(
         'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules'
     ],
+    install_requires=[
+        "requests"
+    ],
     extras_require={
         "rsa": ["cryptography >= 1.8.2"],
         "ecdsa": ["cryptography >= 1.8.2"]