diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ec0ff82..ff8f24b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+adafruit-blinka
 adafruit-blinka-bleio
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 10da7ff..aee8eb3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ setup(
     author_email='circuitpython@adafruit.com',
 
     install_requires=[
+        'adafruit-blinka',
         'adafruit-blinka-bleio'
     ],