diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 649266c9b2..19a8942cf3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 from version import __version__  # pylint: disable=g-import-not-at-top
 
 REQUIRED_PACKAGES = [
+    'absl-py',
     'six >= 1.10.0',
     'numpy >= 1.13.3',
     'decorator',