diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ece118d44821cca4833b532fe957f752f20634f3..529124c8ff27562ce4405ebf8dc16151376f3cb2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from xbob.blitz.extension import Extension
 import xbob.io
 
 version = '2.0.0a0'
-packages = ['boost', 'opencv>=2.0']
+packages = ['boost', 'opencv>=2.0', 'bob-io>=1.2.2']
 
 include_dirs = [xbob.io.get_include()]