diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 9bb5b3c..eeaa715 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ author_email = kristen@axds.co
 ### make sure to fill in your dependencies!
 [options]
 install_requires =
+    kerchunk
     numpy
     opendrift
     pandas