diff --git a/docker-compose/lofar-device-base/lofar-requirements.txt b/docker-compose/lofar-device-base/lofar-requirements.txt
index 7ed18f76527891ca48953150977b2f23703c9baa..69d52984a264c3a53bbcfece15be810ccaa32e7b 100644
--- a/docker-compose/lofar-device-base/lofar-requirements.txt
+++ b/docker-compose/lofar-device-base/lofar-requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 opcua >= 0.98.9
 astropy
 python-logstash-async
+gitpython