diff --git a/requirements-cpu.txt b/requirements-cpu.txt
index db8ad9d3a015..e62f31329776 100644
--- a/requirements-cpu.txt
+++ b/requirements-cpu.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 # Dependencies for CPUs
 torch==2.5.1+cpu; platform_machine != "ppc64le" and platform_machine != "aarch64" 
 torch==2.5.1; platform_machine == "aarch64"
-torchvision; platform_machine != "ppc64le"  # required for the image processor of phi3v, this must be updated alongside torch
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+torchvision; platform_machine != "ppc64le"  # required for the image processor of phi3v, this must be updated alongside torch
+datasets # for benchmark scripts
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