diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8eadd4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fastapi==0.85.0
+uvicorn[standard]==0.18.3
+websockets==10.3
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 254ddad..ffd5f54 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ python3 -m venv .venv
 source .venv/bin/activate
 
 # install deps
-pip install fastapi uvicorn[standard] websockets
+pip install -r requirements.txt