diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements/environment.yaml b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements/environment.yaml
index 797f175..bb75f9b 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements/environment.yaml	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements/environment.yaml	
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ dependencies:
   - ipykernel
   # external requirements
   - awscli
+  - python-dotenv
   - pip:
     # local package
     - -e ..