diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index ed678b5..c539d05 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ pkgbase = rauc
 	arch = i686
 	arch = x86_64
 	license = GPL
+	makedepends = python
 	depends = curl
 	depends = json-glib
 	source = https://github.com/rauc/rauc/releases/download/v0.1/rauc-0.1.tar.xz
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 0e2f6c0..db8f455 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
 url="https://github.com/rauc/rauc"
 license=('GPL')
 depends=('curl' 'json-glib')
+makedepends=('python')
 source=(https://github.com/$pkgname/$pkgname/releases/download/v$pkgver/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.xz)
 #        https://github.com/$pkgname/$pkgname/releases/download/v$pkgver/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.xz.asc)
 md5sums=('33c6f45b71f9b9c082fa852c3d5915d9')