diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 1a17fb3..53d0655 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ## v2.1 (UNRELEASED)
 * Fix regression with editable installation ([#55](https://github.com/hyperspy/hyperspy_gui_ipywidgets/pull/55)).
+* Add `ipympl` dependency as convenience ([#58])(https://github.com/hyperspy/hyperspy_gui_ipywidgets/pull/58)
 
 ## v2.0 (2023-11-15)
 * Consolidate package metadata in `pyproject.toml` ([#49](https://github.com/hyperspy/hyperspy_gui_ipywidgets/pull/49)).
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 88d64a9..9dae92f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "hyperspy>=2.0rc0",
   "ipywidgets>=7.0",
   "link_traits",
+  "ipympl", # for convenience
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]