diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 49819bc..1b097c8 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
     "name": "potter/template",
     "type": "library",
     "require": {
-        "php": "^8.4"
+        "php": "^8.4",
+        "league/plates": "v3.x-dev"
     },
     "license": "MIT",
     "autoload": {
diff --git a/src/Potter/Template/Engine/AbstractTemplateEngine.php b/src/Potter/Template/Engine/AbstractTemplateEngine.php
index 40bb64c..4fb7c26 100644
--- a/src/Potter/Template/Engine/AbstractTemplateEngine.php
+++ b/src/Potter/Template/Engine/AbstractTemplateEngine.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Potter\Template\Engine;
 
-abstract class AbstractTemplateEngine implements TemplateEngineInterface
+use \League\Plates\Engine;
+
+abstract class AbstractTemplateEngine extends Engine implements TemplateEngineInterface
 {
 
 }