diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 554d5aa..4d11cbb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ setup(
     license = 'GPLv3',
     cmdclass = { 'clean': clean, 'build_py': build_py },
     install_requires=[
+        'argparse',
         'setuptools',
         'pyzmq',
         'protobuf'