diff --git a/src/bonsai/requirements-dev.txt b/src/bonsai/requirements-dev.txt
index f52e87baff..0665752c03 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/src/bonsai/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ pytest
 pytest-blender
 pytest-bdd
 fake-bpy-module-latest
+brickschema[persistence]