diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d549280a..d6824255 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ setup(
         "sqlite-utils>=3.30",
         "asyncinject>=0.5",
         "setuptools",
+        "pip",
     ],
     entry_points="""
         [console_scripts]