diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fe6e9beb3..6f5058b43 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "ncurses @ git+https://github.com/commaai/dependencies.git@release-ncurses#subdirectory=ncurses",
   "zeromq @ git+https://github.com/commaai/dependencies.git@release-zeromq#subdirectory=zeromq",
   "libusb @ git+https://github.com/commaai/dependencies.git@release-libusb#subdirectory=libusb",
+  "json11 @ git+https://github.com/commaai/dependencies.git@release-json11#subdirectory=json11",
   "git-lfs @ git+https://github.com/commaai/dependencies.git@release-git-lfs#subdirectory=git-lfs",
   "gcc-arm-none-eabi @ git+https://github.com/commaai/dependencies.git@release-gcc-arm-none-eabi#subdirectory=gcc-arm-none-eabi",
   "xvfb @ git+https://github.com/commaai/dependencies.git@release-xvfb#subdirectory=xvfb",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index e3c967cfc..99da78c44 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -541,6 +541,11 @@ wheels = [
     { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/94/9e/820c4b086ad01ba7d77369fb8b11470a01fac9b4977f02e18659cf378b6b/json_rpc-1.15.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:4a4668bbbe7116feb4abbd0f54e64a4adcf4b8f648f19ffa0848ad0f6606a9bf", size = 39450, upload-time = "2023-06-11T09:45:47.136Z" },
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "json11"
+version = "20170411.0"
+source = { git = "https://github.com/commaai/dependencies.git?subdirectory=json11&rev=release-json11#8e7737088f52d10fdea69c28c55e3e40b74af3f3" }
+
 [[package]]
 name = "kiwisolver"
 version = "1.5.0"
@@ -758,6 +763,7 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "inputs" },
     { name = "jeepney" },
     { name = "json-rpc" },
+    { name = "json11" },
     { name = "libjpeg" },
     { name = "libusb" },
     { name = "libusb1" },
@@ -842,6 +848,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "jeepney" },
     { name = "jinja2", marker = "extra == 'docs'" },
     { name = "json-rpc" },
+    { name = "json11", git = "https://github.com/commaai/dependencies.git?subdirectory=json11&rev=release-json11" },
     { name = "libjpeg", git = "https://github.com/commaai/dependencies.git?subdirectory=libjpeg&rev=release-libjpeg" },
     { name = "libusb", git = "https://github.com/commaai/dependencies.git?subdirectory=libusb&rev=release-libusb" },
     { name = "libusb1" },