diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 84193481ace4ddece0bb433bffeb86ef6822f4c1..ece6761bb76034f03cdf021fdc456aced79065b2 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ requirements:
     - pvl
     - python
     - python-dateutil
+    - pytz
     - scipy >=1.2.0
     - spiceypy >=2.3.0
     - pyyaml