diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f8e4cecdf9..ede9e0d8bf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ dependencies = [
     # Every CLI command imports studio.backend.*, which reaches structlog at
     # module level. The rest of the server stack lives in the studio extra.
     "structlog>=24.1.0",
+    # unsloth_cli/commands/start.py imports click, and unsloth_cli/__init__.py
+    # imports that, so every command needs it. typer supplied it until 0.27
+    # dropped the dependency, which left this satisfied only by chance.
+    "click>=8.0",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]
diff --git a/tests/studio/install/test_studio_extra_matches_requirements.py b/tests/studio/install/test_studio_extra_matches_requirements.py
index a74d52ff40..83988ce64e 100644
--- a/tests/studio/install/test_studio_extra_matches_requirements.py
+++ b/tests/studio/install/test_studio_extra_matches_requirements.py
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ REPO_ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3]
 PYPROJECT = REPO_ROOT / "pyproject.toml"
 STUDIO_TXT = REPO_ROOT / "studio" / "backend" / "requirements" / "studio.txt"
 
-# Imported at module scope by the studio.backend chain every CLI command walks.
-CORE_RUNTIME_PACKAGES = ("structlog",)
+# Imported at module scope by the chain every CLI command walks: structlog via
+# studio.backend, click via unsloth_cli/commands/start.py.
+CORE_RUNTIME_PACKAGES = ("structlog", "click")
 
 
 def _load_pyproject() -> dict: