diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c408f8e..cd39d3c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def run(self):
 PACKAGES = [SRC_DIR]
 
 install_requires = ["cython", "numpy"]
-setup_requires = ["cython"]
+setup_requires = ["cython", "requests"]
 extra_compile_args = ["-std=c++17", "-O3"]
 
 EXTENSIONS = [