diff --git a/programming/language/python3/python3-build/pspec.xml b/programming/language/python3/python3-build/pspec.xml
index 44f57d0a05..2011cdf8f4 100644
--- a/programming/language/python3/python3-build/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/language/python3/python3-build/pspec.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
             <Dependency>python3-installer</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-setuptools</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-flit-core</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3-setuptools-scm</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="executable">/usr/bin</Path>