diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6db5f00621..bf43840d71 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ dependencies = [
   # logging
   "pyzmq",
   "sentry-sdk",
+  "xattr", # used in place of 'os.getxattr' for macos compatibility
 
   # athena
   "PyJWT",
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ dependencies = [
   "psutil",
   "pycryptodome", # used in updated/casync, panda, body, and a test
   "setproctitle",
-  "xattr", # used in place of 'os.getxattr' for macos compatibility
 
   # logreader
   "zstandard",