diff --git a/identicon/mix.exs b/identicon/mix.exs
index 433acdb..8b58c10 100644
--- a/identicon/mix.exs
+++ b/identicon/mix.exs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ defmodule Identicon.Mixfile do
   #
   # Type "mix help deps" for more examples and options
   defp deps do
-    []
+    [
+    {:egd, github: "erlang/egd"}
+    ]
   end
 end