diff --git a/leap_cli.gemspec b/leap_cli.gemspec
index 96bf0079a57c263914b0f35069fe3951856d23f1..fb858b98ef5517b1a7cd9874f3eaec12182495af 100644
--- a/leap_cli.gemspec
+++ b/leap_cli.gemspec
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   # note: gli version is also pinned in leap_cli.rb.
 
   # network gems
+  s.add_runtime_dependency('net-ssh', '~> 4.1')
   s.add_runtime_dependency('sshkit', '~> 1.11')
 
   # crypto gems