diff --git a/.github/scripts/version_script.sh b/.github/scripts/version_script.sh
index 4030ef482..cf49f554d 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/version_script.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/version_script.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 export TENSORDICT_BUILD_VERSION=0.6.2
-
-python -m pip install packaging
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 26f2a321f..1a84252b6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -184,7 +184,13 @@ def _main(argv):
             "build_ext": BuildExtension.with_options(no_python_abi_suffix=True),
             "clean": clean,
         },
-        install_requires=[pytorch_package_dep, "numpy", "cloudpickle", "orjson"],
+        install_requires=[
+            pytorch_package_dep,
+            "numpy",
+            "cloudpickle",
+            "orjson",
+            "packaging",
+        ],
         extras_require={
             "tests": [
                 "pytest",