diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 102cd44d..21c51ee2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
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+      "integrity": "sha512-59LZHPdGZVh695Ud9lRzPBVTtlX9ZCV150Er2W43ro37wVof0ctenSaskPPjN7lVTIN8mSZt8PHUNKZuNQUuxw=="
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1628cee8..fc32107e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
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   "homepage": "https://github.com/weaviate/typescript-client#readme",
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+    "graphql": "^16.8.1",
     "graphql-request": "^5.2.0",
     "uuid": "^9.0.1"
   },