diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57087d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+blessings
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ccfc4f1..49f2a07 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ setup(
     },
     packages=find_packages('src'),
     include_package_data=True,
+    install_requires=[
+        'blessings'
+    ],
 
     # non-python scripts go here
     scripts=[