diff --git a/template/{% if docs == 'mkdocs' %}docs{% endif %}/requirements.txt b/template/{% if docs == 'mkdocs' %}docs{% endif %}/requirements.txt
index 5090e64c..4a3f3f67 100644
--- a/template/{% if docs == 'mkdocs' %}docs{% endif %}/requirements.txt	
+++ b/template/{% if docs == 'mkdocs' %}docs{% endif %}/requirements.txt	
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+mkdocs
 mkdocs-material
 mkdocstrings[python]
 mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin