diff --git a/octokit.gemspec b/octokit.gemspec
index 762f7d937..983738a39 100644
--- a/octokit.gemspec
+++ b/octokit.gemspec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require 'octokit/version'
 Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'bundler', '>= 1', '< 3'
   spec.add_dependency 'sawyer', '>= 0.5.3', '~> 0.8.0'
+  spec.add_dependency 'faraday', '>= 0.9', '< 2.0'
   spec.authors = ["Wynn Netherland", "Erik Michaels-Ober", "Clint Shryock"]
   spec.description = %q{Simple wrapper for the GitHub API}
   spec.email = ['wynn.netherland@gmail.com', 'sferik@gmail.com', 'clint@ctshryock.com']