diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eff4f269..a9a6ce07 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 LightService is a powerful and flexible service skeleton framework with an emphasis on simplicity
 
-🔥 **It now comes with no external gem dependency.** 🔥
-
 ## Table of Contents
 - [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
 - [Why LightService?](#why-lightservice)
diff --git a/light-service.gemspec b/light-service.gemspec
index d7b81f64..452a6dcc 100644
--- a/light-service.gemspec
+++ b/light-service.gemspec
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.version       = LightService::VERSION
   gem.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.6.0'
 
+  gem.add_dependency("activesupport", "~> 7.0") # We still need this
+
   gem.add_development_dependency("generator_spec", "~> 0.9.4")
   gem.add_development_dependency("test-unit", "~> 3.0") # Needed for generator specs.
   gem.add_development_dependency("rspec", "~> 3.0")