diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5162b33e..a794f8b4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ DBUS_FILE = 'misc/org.libervia.Libervia.service'
 with open(os.path.join(NAME, 'VERSION')) as f:
     VERSION = f.read().strip()
 is_dev_version = VERSION.endswith('D')
+if is_dev_version:
+    install_requires.append("setuptools_scm")
 
 
 def sat_dev_version():