diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d55fa534..846be1e9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ description = "AareDAQ (with GUI)"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
+    "uv",
     "pydantic==2.11.4",
     "numpy==2.2.5",
     "jfjoch_client==1.0.0rc146",