diff --git a/package/yast2-users.changes b/package/yast2-users.changes
index c6cbe53ff..99faae803 100644
--- a/package/yast2-users.changes
+++ b/package/yast2-users.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Mar 18 06:53:43 UTC 2024 - Imobach Gonzalez Sosa <igonzalezsosa@suse.com>
+
+- Add a missing require in the auto client (bsc#1219422).
+- 4.4.16
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jul 24 13:21:21 UTC 2023 - Ancor Gonzalez Sosa <ancor@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/package/yast2-users.spec b/package/yast2-users.spec
index a129f6713..049b09e58 100644
--- a/package/yast2-users.spec
+++ b/package/yast2-users.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           yast2-users
-Version:        4.4.15
+Version:        4.4.16
 Release:        0
 Summary:        YaST2 - User and Group Configuration
 License:        GPL-2.0-only
diff --git a/src/lib/users/clients/auto.rb b/src/lib/users/clients/auto.rb
index b026e71fd..c2b72ccdc 100644
--- a/src/lib/users/clients/auto.rb
+++ b/src/lib/users/clients/auto.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 require "y2users/config_merger"
 require "y2users/config_manager"
 require "y2users/autoinst/reader"
+require "y2users/users_module/reader"
 require "y2users/linux/writer"
 
 Yast.import "Users"