diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 28f920d07..4fdc0ad97 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ git_source(:github) { |repo_name| "https://github.com/#{repo_name}" }
 
 gem 'rake'
 gem 'dotenv', '~> 2.1'
+gem 'ood_core', git: 'https://github.com/nesi/ood_core.git', branch: 'k8-dot-unames'
 
 group :package do
   gem 'ood_packaging', '~> 0.14.0'