diff --git a/qdk/setup.py b/qdk/setup.py
index 3df4f08b..76c0bc24 100644
--- a/qdk/setup.py
+++ b/qdk/setup.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         'varname',
         'ruamel-yaml',
         'basis_set_exchange',
-        'jupyter_nbextensions_configurator'
+        'jupyter_nbextensions_configurator',
+        'pygments>=2.7.4'
     ]
 )