diff --git a/analyticsdataserver/settings/base.py b/analyticsdataserver/settings/base.py
index 995e2096..7dcd4044 100644
--- a/analyticsdataserver/settings/base.py
+++ b/analyticsdataserver/settings/base.py
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
 )
 
 THIRD_PARTY_APPS = (
+    'release_util',
     'rest_framework',
     'rest_framework.authtoken',
     'rest_framework_swagger',
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 681c629c..cc90d90e 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ djangorestframework==2.4.4			# BSD
 django-rest-swagger==0.2.8  		# BSD
 djangorestframework-csv==1.3.3		# BSD
 django-countries==3.2               # MIT
+edx-django-release-util==0.0.3      # AGPLv3
 elasticsearch-dsl==0.0.11           # Apache 2.0
 
 # markdown is used by swagger for rendering the api docs