diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 60d2884c..1a26d96e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Pillow>=10.0
 numpy>=1.24
 requests>=2.31
 google-auth>=2.0       # service-account auth for Google TTS + Imagen (Vertex AI)
+google-genai>=1.0.0    # Gemini Developer API clients for Lyria, Veo, and Gemini Omni
 openai>=2.44.0         # Videos API support for Sora 2
 
 # Backlot - the living storyboard (local board server)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d074c788..38de3eb8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ setup(
         "python-dotenv>=1.0",
         "Pillow>=10.0",
         "requests>=2.31",
+        "google-genai>=1.0.0",
         "openai>=2.44.0",
     ],
 )