diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/81-include-requirements.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/81-include-requirements.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd838f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/81-include-requirements.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - include requirements.txt in downstream build process (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.okd/pull/81).
diff --git a/ci/downstream.sh b/ci/downstream.sh
index 26c352b..800914f 100755
--- a/ci/downstream.sh
+++ b/ci/downstream.sh
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ f_prep()
         Makefile
         setup.cfg
         .yamllint
+        requirements.txt
     )
 
     # Directories to recursively copy downstream (relative repo root dir path)