diff --git a/server/pyproject.toml b/server/pyproject.toml
index 1babf749..7291f08f 100644
--- a/server/pyproject.toml
+++ b/server/pyproject.toml
@@ -54,5 +54,8 @@ priority = "explicit"
 markers = ["private: marks tests as requiring an admin hf token (deselect with '-m \"not private\"')"]
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
+requires = [
+    "poetry-core>=1.0.0"
+    "torch>=2.0.1"
+]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"