diff --git a/src/kiota/kiota.csproj b/src/kiota/kiota.csproj
index 715e2715b1..2a7a3cfe8b 100644
--- a/src/kiota/kiota.csproj
+++ b/src/kiota/kiota.csproj
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.OpenApi.ApiManifest" Version="0.5.5-preview" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.OpenApi.Readers" Version="1.6.17" />
     <PackageReference Include="StreamJsonRpc" Version="2.19.27" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta4.22272.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />