diff --git a/piccolo.asd b/piccolo.asd
index 6141cd7..407149d 100644
--- a/piccolo.asd
+++ b/piccolo.asd
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@
   #.(uiop:read-file-string
      (uiop:subpathname *load-pathname* "README.md"))
   :in-order-to ((test-op (test-op piccolo-test)))
-  :depends-on (:assoc-utils
+  :depends-on (:alexandria
+               :assoc-utils
                :let-over-lambda))
diff --git a/qlfile b/qlfile
index ee4da7a..3fe338d 100644
--- a/qlfile
+++ b/qlfile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ql fiveam
 ql assoc-utils
 ql let-over-lambda
+ql alexandria
diff --git a/qlfile.lock b/qlfile.lock
index 9f50697..f6f10ce 100644
--- a/qlfile.lock
+++ b/qlfile.lock
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@
  (:class qlot/source/ql:source-ql
   :initargs (:%version :latest)
   :version "ql-2023-10-21"))
+("alexandria" .
+ (:class qlot/source/ql:source-ql
+  :initargs (:%version :latest)
+  :version "ql-2023-10-21"))