diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7d58563c..16dbf8cf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 vec_deps = [
     'gensim',
+    'smart-open==6.4.0',
     'transformers<4.29.0',
     "tensorboard",
     'torchvision',