diff --git a/include/ear/exceptions.hpp b/include/ear/exceptions.hpp
index 75cb6ef..895ba0a 100644
--- a/include/ear/exceptions.hpp
+++ b/include/ear/exceptions.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
 #include "export.hpp"
 
 namespace ear {