diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 321020ad9..eb570dafb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ jax_core_deps =
   chex==0.1.7
   ml_dtypes==0.2.0
   protobuf==4.25.3
+  scipy==1.11.4
+
 
 # JAX CPU
 jax_cpu =