diff --git a/environment.yaml b/environment.yaml
index 08b55feb9b9663397e3bcf9bddf5729c3bb133de..faae3e21ffac5b9ff3d4ebd1d8a02c9c859f04a6 100644
--- a/environment.yaml
+++ b/environment.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name: multiarea_model
 dependencies:
+ - future
  - numpy
  - matplotlib
  - pandas