diff --git a/requirements/skills_extended.txt b/requirements/skills_extended.txt
index f9d2bab65..a4bc163a3 100644
--- a/requirements/skills_extended.txt
+++ b/requirements/skills_extended.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ neon-skill-camera~=1.2
 ovos-skill-somafm~=0.0,>=0.0.1
 neon-homeassistant-skill~=0.0.18
 ovos-skill-icanhazdadjokes~=0.1
+neon-skill-messaging~=0.0.1,>=0.0.2a8
diff --git a/requirements/skills_required.txt b/requirements/skills_required.txt
index ab047bcd7..ad787f8bc 100644
--- a/requirements/skills_required.txt
+++ b/requirements/skills_required.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 neon-skill-fallback_unknown~=2.0,>=2.0.2
-neon-skill-communication~=0.2
+neon-skill-communication~=0.2,>=0.0.2a8