diff --git a/.fixtures.yml b/.fixtures.yml
index a7020a69..4dd9f597 100644
--- a/.fixtures.yml
+++ b/.fixtures.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 fixtures:
   forge_modules:
     ruby_task_helper: "puppetlabs/ruby_task_helper"
+    service: "puppetlabs/service"
   repositories:
     facts: 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-facts.git'
     puppet_agent: 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-puppet_agent.git'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index df078623..73ccf4fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# PEADM module
+
+## Unreleased
+- add service module as a dependency
+
 ## Release 2.1.1
 ### Summary
 
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 4f89f8ea..a224633e 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
     {
       "name": "puppet/format",
       "version_requirement": ">= 0.1.0 < 1.0.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "puppetlabs/service",
+      "version_requirement": ">= 1.3.0 < 2.0.0"
     }
   ],
   "operatingsystem_support": [