diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5e735032..ef3c39f7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ isort>=5.9.3
 flake8>=4.0.1
 pylint>=3.0.3
 pytest>=8.1.1
+pooch>=1.8.1