diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 522690194b5d92200f530a85526c3c7ee4bee6a2..3673c6368ba38f42fefe32f8d5216762477e5127 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ setup(name='pyhsmm',
       keywords=['bayesian', 'inference', 'mcmc', 'time-series', 'monte-carlo',
                 'variational inference', 'mean field', 'vb'],
       install_requires=[
-          "numpy", "scipy", "matplotlib", "nose", "pybasicbayes >= 0.1.3", "future"],
-      setup_requires=['numpy', "future"],
+          "numpy", "scipy", "matplotlib", "nose", "pybasicbayes >= 0.1.3", "future", "six"],
+      setup_requires=['numpy', "future", "six"],
       ext_modules=ext_modules,
       classifiers=[
           'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',