diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d14d109e56d4833f9bb3779fd41dccbfb564ac5f..4cfacfbfd9541e3a8160c86146b771381e7d1ab4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ The ska-tango-base repository includes a set of eight classes as mentioned in SK
 ## Version History
 
 #### Not released yet
-- Make dependency on `numpy` python package explicit.
+- Make dependency on `pytango` and `numpy` python packages explicit.
 
 #### 0.10.0
 - Add `DebugDevice` command to `SKABaseDevice`.  This allows remote debugging to be
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4519265b1cda379f9bc02c2407382ad8630ab88a..30cc936e9e3c224d2d52bff7efbd6b6cd68027f9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ setuptools.setup(
     ],
     platforms=["OS Independent"],
     setup_requires=[] + pytest_runner,
-    install_requires=["debugpy", "numpy", "transitions", "ska_ser_logging"],
+    install_requires=["debugpy", "numpy", "pytango", "transitions", "ska_ser_logging"],
     tests_require=["pytest", "coverage", "pytest-json-report", "pytest-forked"],
     entry_points={
         "console_scripts": [