diff --git a/programming/language/python3/python3-setuptools-scm/pspec.xml b/programming/language/python3/python3-setuptools-scm/pspec.xml
index 95bed72922..2271b91a9a 100644
--- a/programming/language/python3/python3-setuptools-scm/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/language/python3/python3-setuptools-scm/pspec.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-setuptools</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-iniconfig</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3-packaging</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
             <Dependency>python3</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-setuptools</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-iniconfig</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3-packaging</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3*</Path>