diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 9b3cfa4..efa59b4 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
   <depends>com.intellij.modules.platform</depends>
   <depends>org.jetbrains.plugins.yaml</depends>
+  <depends>com.intellij.modules.json</depends>
 
   <resource-bundle>messages.ClangFormatBundle</resource-bundle>
   <extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">