diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4cbbb4f0e..a79b83710 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ dev = [
     'docutils',
     'hatch',
     'hatchling',
+    'ipython',
     'jupyter',
     'mypy>=1.16.0',
     'nbconvert',
diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index f6e762f3b..e966214fe 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ coveralls
 docutils
 hatch
 hatchling
+ipython
 jupyter
 mypy>=1.16.0
 nbconvert