diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 054fd6f..7c5f3ef 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ dependencies = [
 requires = ["flit_core >=3.4,<4"]
 build-backend = "flit_core.buildapi"
 
+[tool.bench.frappe-dependencies]
+frappe = ">=16.0.0-dev,<17.0.0-dev"
+
 # These dependencies are only installed when developer mode is enabled
 [tool.bench.dev-dependencies]
 # package_name = "~=1.1.0"