diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx-intl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx-intl/default.nix
index d99b107cc747..d7a25e8ab7a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx-intl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx-intl/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   babel,
   click,
   setuptools,
+  setuptools-scm,
   sphinx,
   pytestCheckHook,
   mock,
@@ -23,7 +24,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-5Ro+UG9pwwp656fYyCsna6P4s9Gb86Tu3Qm2WUI7tsE=";
   };
 
-  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
 
   dependencies = [
     babel