diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xxhash/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xxhash/default.nix
index f70526da6a1..ff4eeff3545 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xxhash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xxhash/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, setuptools-scm
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -12,6 +13,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-MLLZeq8R+xIgI/a0TruXxpVengDXRhqWQVygMLXOucc=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/ifduyue/python-xxhash";
     description = "Python Binding for xxHash https://pypi.org/project/xxhash/";