diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1f04461..1caca8b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 	"activationEvents": [
         "workspaceContains:.git/"
 	],
+	"extensionDependencies": [
+		"vscode.git"
+	],
 	"main": "./out/extension.js",
 	"contributes": {
 		"configuration":[