diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6c46ca4d..45c8accd 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
         "python-swiftclient>=1.5.0",
         "httplib2",
         "keyring",
+        "requests>=1.0.0",
     ] + testing_requires,
     packages=[
         "pyrax",