diff --git a/src/WriterBase.cpp b/src/WriterBase.cpp
index 58f213a6..7a47a2c4 100644
--- a/src/WriterBase.cpp
+++ b/src/WriterBase.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <iomanip>
+#include <memory>
 
 #include "WriterBase.h"
 #include "Exceptions.h"