diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index fc06123ff4021c31ae1a04daacf544ae7b7b9c36..5a1a177e4ac7040c07f38e940251d2798f900759 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  pybuild-plugin-pyproject,
  python3-all,
  python3-setuptools,
+ python3-setuptools-scm,
  python3-pytest <!nocheck>,
  python3-pygments <!nocheck>,
  python3-executing (>= 1.2.0) <!nocheck>,