diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6a0dd52..7d0b6f8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ description = "A userspace filesystem for S3 compatible object stores"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 
-dependencies = []
+dependencies = [
+    "httpx>=0.28.1"
+]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = []