diff --git a/programming/language/python3/python3-py/pspec.xml b/programming/language/python3/python3-py/pspec.xml
index c3186fff07..b394e91b5f 100644
--- a/programming/language/python3/python3-py/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/language/python3/python3-py/pspec.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         <Description>The python3-py lib is a Python development support library.</Description>
         <Archive sha1sum="690e4e3dcaeafe02ad4af36233148e7e10032d1a" type="targz">https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/0d/8c/50e9f3999419bb7d9639c37e83fa9cdcf0f601a9d407162d6c37ad60be71/py-1.10.0.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
+            <Dependency>pip3</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-setuptools</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-setuptools-scm</Dependency>