diff --git a/pdfmanagement.dtx b/pdfmanagement.dtx
index c2059b68..8c6ebee8 100644
--- a/pdfmanagement.dtx
+++ b/pdfmanagement.dtx
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
 %<*package>
 \RequirePackage{l3pdfdict}       % needed by l3pdfmanagement
 \RequirePackage{l3pdfmanagement} % loads the core code with the boolean
-\RequirePackage{ltdocinit}       % DeclareDocumentMetadata
+\RequirePackage{ltdocinit}       % DeclareDocumentMetadata, l3pdfannot, l3pdfutils
 % optional?
 \RequirePackage{l3pdfmeta}       %
 \RequirePackage{l3pdftools}