diff --git a/docs/changes/73.feature.rst b/docs/changes/73.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de644b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changes/73.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+* Make animations module mandatory
+* Move dependencies of animations module from optional to mandatory
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a41e009..c5f479a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ dependencies = [
   "toml>=0.10.2",
   "torch>=2.8.0",
   "tqdm>=4.67.1",
+  "radionets-radiotools>=0.3.0",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 pyvisgen = ["pyvisgen"]
-animations = ["cartopy", "mergedeep", "radionets-radiotools"]
 
 all = ["pyvisgrid[pyvisgen]"]
 
diff --git a/src/pyvisgrid/plotting/__init__.py b/src/pyvisgrid/plotting/__init__.py
index 9c2786f..245b8df 100644
--- a/src/pyvisgrid/plotting/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pyvisgrid/plotting/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
+from pyvisgrid.plotting.animations import (
+    animate_observation,
+    plot_earth_layout,
+    plot_observation_state,
+)
 from pyvisgrid.plotting.plotting import plot_dirty_image, plot_mask, plot_ungridded_uv
 
 __all__ = [
     "plot_ungridded_uv",
     "plot_mask",
     "plot_dirty_image",
+    "plot_earth_layout",
+    "plot_observation_state",
+    "animate_observation",
 ]