diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 74ac69b..98bc348 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   <depend>std_msgs</depend>
   <depend>class_loader</depend>
   <depend>rclpy</depend>
+  <depend>openssl</depend>
 
   <test_depend>launch_testing_ament_cmake</test_depend>
   <test_depend>launch_ros</test_depend>