diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f41cbe0957..62763554db 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ tests_require =
     pytest-django >= 4.5.2
 install_requires =
     Django >= 4.2
+    asgiref >= 3.8.1
 
 [options.extras_require]
 mfa =