diff --git a/synapse/python_dependencies.py b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
index c4777b2a2..ed7f1c89a 100644
--- a/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 REQUIREMENTS = {
+    "jsonschema>=2.5.1": ["jsonschema>=2.5.1"],
     "frozendict>=0.4": ["frozendict"],
     "unpaddedbase64>=1.1.0": ["unpaddedbase64>=1.1.0"],
     "canonicaljson>=1.0.0": ["canonicaljson>=1.0.0"],