diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d82489203..2f7eb46b4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ accelerate==1.6.0
 datasets==3.5.0
 deepspeed>=0.15.4
 trl==0.16.1
+hf_xet==1.0.0
 
 optimum==1.16.2
 hf_transfer