diff --git a/gguf-py/pyproject.toml b/gguf-py/pyproject.toml
index d1d876d6d..36e63ee3b 100644
--- a/gguf-py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/gguf-py/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ classifiers = [
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = ">=3.8"
 numpy = ">=1.17"
+tqdm = ">=4.27"
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
 pytest = "^5.2"