diff --git a/network/share/warpinator/pspec.xml b/network/share/warpinator/pspec.xml
index 598a773034..ebdfd50f02 100644
--- a/network/share/warpinator/pspec.xml
+++ b/network/share/warpinator/pspec.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         <Description>LAN file sender, send and receive files across the network</Description>
         <Archive sha1sum="b0edc207e29b97b6ecbabf079b139d9194f54056" type="targz">https://github.com/linuxmint/warpinator/archive/refs/tags/1.8.0.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
+            <Dependency>pip3</Dependency>
             <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
             <Dependency>grpc-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>xapp-devel</Dependency>