diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 05aa3c9..599363b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-neon-utils~=1.0
+# TODO: network patching dependency resolution
+neon-utils[network]~=1.8,>=1.11.1a3
 ovos-utils~=0.0, >=0.0.28
 ovos-bus-client~=0.0,>=0.0.3
 ovos-workshop~=0.0,>=0.0.15
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