diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 43761fc..38c647c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ setup(
         "qibojit>=0.0.7",
         "quimb[tensor]>=1.4.0",
         "cupy>=11.6.0",
-        "cuquantum-python-cu11>=23.3.0",
     ],
     extras_require={
         "docs": [],
@@ -55,6 +54,9 @@ setup(
         "analysis": [
             "pylint>=2.16.0",
         ],
+        "cuquantum": [
+            "cuquantum-python-cu11>=23.3.0",
+        ],
     },
     python_requires=">=3.8.0",
     long_description=(HERE / "README.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8"),