diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 44e12d450d5b69416a1885ffb1f250f96a907b05..79ee44c445395c83eb4bbab973733dda6543df28 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ git+https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/dagrt.git
 git+https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/leap.git
 git+git://github.com/inducer/modepy
 git+git://github.com/inducer/meshmode
+
+# mesh generation for tests
+meshpy