diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 704c9bcbd02fe9978130d57b2685e40de60eae73..a1cb72b873af486383d3ac6b6d2c4fbcf8865b01 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ setup(name="enstools-compression",
           "hdf5plugin>=4.0.0",
           "netCDF4",
       ],
+      extras_require={
+          'examples': ['pooch']
+      },
+
       entry_points={
           'console_scripts': [
               'enstools-compression=enstools.compression.cli:main'