diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c581dbfd8..5b77eb76d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "raylib > 5.5.0.3",
   "qrcode",
   "jeepney",
+  "pillow",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 4f04da00c..743521fb2 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "libyuv" },
     { name = "ncurses" },
     { name = "numpy" },
+    { name = "pillow" },
     { name = "psutil" },
     { name = "pycapnp" },
     { name = "pycryptodome" },
@@ -883,6 +884,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "ncurses", git = "https://github.com/commaai/dependencies.git?subdirectory=ncurses&rev=releases" },
     { name = "numpy", specifier = ">=2.0" },
     { name = "opencv-python-headless", marker = "extra == 'dev'" },
+    { name = "pillow" },
     { name = "pre-commit-hooks", marker = "extra == 'testing'" },
     { name = "psutil" },
     { name = "pycapnp" },