diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7194ddc6..bf107d55 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ packages = find:
 [options.extras_require]
 tests =
 	pytest
+    pytest-asyncio
 	nest-asyncio
 
 [options.package_data]  # generated by wipac:cicd_setup_builder: '*'