diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index e212d30f700ba5946c5e3098a582b6d0f4628361..43b6731473628e8ee2e0c2db3e4a2e5d8390a8bf 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 dependencies:
+  - metakernel
+  - pymatbridge
   - matlab_kernel