diff --git a/micropython/upip/manifest.py b/micropython/upip/manifest.py
index 067f2f08..3b56010c 100644
--- a/micropython/upip/manifest.py
+++ b/micropython/upip/manifest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-metadata(version="0.1.0", description="On-device PyPI package installer for network-capable boards")
+metadata(
+    version="0.1.0", description="On-device PyPI package installer for network-capable boards"
+)
 
 require("shutil")
 require("utarfile")
+require("urequests")
 
 package("upip", opt=3)