diff --git a/pygmt/__init__.py b/pygmt/__init__.py
index 23e1eab5de7..9d0a7331743 100644
--- a/pygmt/__init__.py
+++ b/pygmt/__init__.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def _get_gmt_version():
         "machine": platform.platform(),
     }
 
-    deps = ["numpy", "pandas", "xarray", "netCDF4", "packaging"]
+    deps = ["numpy", "pandas", "xarray", "netCDF4", "packaging", "geopandas"]
 
     print("PyGMT information:")
     print(f"  version: {__version__}")