diff --git a/cuda_core/pixi.toml b/cuda_core/pixi.toml
index 6ea843f494..f6fad4b067 100644
--- a/cuda_core/pixi.toml
+++ b/cuda_core/pixi.toml
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ setuptools-scm = ">=8"
 cython = ">=3.2,<3.3"
 cuda-nvrtc-dev = "*"
 cuda-bindings = "*"
+dlpack = "*"
 
 [package.target.linux-64.host-dependencies]
 cuda-cudart-dev_linux-64 = "*"