diff --git a/changelog/support-for-.netrc-file-added.dd b/changelog/support-for-.netrc-file-added.dd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d84ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/support-for-.netrc-file-added.dd
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Support for .netrc file added
+
+Basic authentication credentials defined in .netrc file
+will now be taken into account while connecting to secured
+repositories.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/dub/internal/utils.d b/source/dub/internal/utils.d
index 9814e2f..30f637e 100644
--- a/source/dub/internal/utils.d
+++ b/source/dub/internal/utils.d
@@ -474,6 +474,9 @@
 		}
 
 		conn.addRequestHeader("User-Agent", "dub/"~getDUBVersion()~" (std.net.curl; +https://github.com/rejectedsoftware/dub)");
+
+		enum CURL_NETRC_OPTIONAL = 1;
+		conn.handle.set(CurlOption.netrc, CURL_NETRC_OPTIONAL);
 	}
 }