diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4c717b537..7bbfeaba8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ bottleneck
 xugrid>=0.6.4
 cdsapi
 pydap>=3.3.0
+pooch
 hydrolib-core>=0.5.1
 meshkernel>=2.1.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b419e7dfd..9f16fb489 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ install_requires =
 	xugrid>=0.6.4
 	cdsapi
 	pydap>=3.3.0
+	pooch
 	hydrolib-core>=0.5.1
 	meshkernel>=2.1.0
 packages = find: