diff --git a/Appraisals b/Appraisals
index 32407da..ae3cdef 100644
--- a/Appraisals
+++ b/Appraisals
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ end
 
 appraise "rails-7" do
   gem "rails", "~> 7.1"
-  gem "sprockets-rails", require: "sprockets/railtie"
+  gem "sprockets-rails"
 end
diff --git a/elemental_components.gemspec b/elemental_components.gemspec
index 06990a3..a9145be 100644
--- a/elemental_components.gemspec
+++ b/elemental_components.gemspec
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.required_ruby_version = ">= 3.0.0"
 
   s.add_dependency "rails", ">= 6.1.0", "< 8.0.0"
+  s.add_dependency "sprockets-rails"
 
   s.add_development_dependency "appraisal"
   s.add_development_dependency "rubocop"
diff --git a/gemfiles/rails_7.gemfile b/gemfiles/rails_7.gemfile
index 0bac43d..6610cc4 100644
--- a/gemfiles/rails_7.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/rails_7.gemfile
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ source "https://rubygems.org"
 
 gem "pry", group: %i[development test]
 gem "rails", "~> 7.1"
-gem "sprockets-rails", require: "sprockets/railtie"
+gem "sprockets-rails"
 
 gemspec path: "../"
diff --git a/lib/elemental_components/engine.rb b/lib/elemental_components/engine.rb
index 795ffbb..e5057ba 100644
--- a/lib/elemental_components/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/elemental_components/engine.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "sprockets/railtie"
+
 module ElementalComponents
   class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
     isolate_namespace ElementalComponents