diff --git a/changelog.d/1379.misc.rst b/changelog.d/1379.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..736653ac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1379.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+``asv`` now depends on ``virtualenv``
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6c389836b..c0737e12f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "asv-runner>=v0.1.0",
     "json5",
     "tabulate",
+    "virtualenv",
     "colorama; platform_system == 'Windows'",
     "pyyaml; platform_python_implementation != \"PyPy\"",
     "pympler; platform_python_implementation != \"PyPy\"",