diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 275341c6beace8ba6b838d798f712b42a67d4120..c8eb3f43ff02e38c990989efffaf88e19d24e3da 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Imports:
     BiocParallel,
     checkmate,
     edgeR,
+    knitr,
     fitdistrplus,
     ggplot2,
     locfit,
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ Suggests:
     BiocStyle,
     covr,
     cowplot,
-    knitr,
     magick,
     limSolve,
     lme4,