diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 289344801b2b80d99ccd51c7a4f849980302e2b5..daabf6b655f9ff89ef0dac3df31b93f72e1d687e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 README = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'README.rst')).read()
-INSTALL_REQUIREMENTS = ["pydenticon"]
+INSTALL_REQUIREMENTS = ["pydenticon", "django"]
 TEST_REQUIREMENTS = []
 
 # allow setup.py to be run from any path