diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 970cbe950ab850686e01e2f8ed7518c48507b4ad..160317531d6bb0b2f2990c3d71be0b0b0ad31bb6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ The following packages are required in order to build the library:
     -   [Matplotlib](https://matplotlib.org/)
     -   [NumPy](https://numpy.org/)
     -   [QtPy](https://github.com/spyder-ide/qtpy)
+    -   [setuptools_scm](https://github.com/pypa/setuptools_scm/)
 -   Qt 5 or 6, with Python bindings, one of:
     - pyside2
     - pyqt5
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 32d24b1ff9488d5b060506b653c9aebdc7fd3d3e..348cf78988ab5133ad72afe83171ac69c0e0910a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 dependencies = [
     "numpy",
-    "pybind11>=2.10.1",
-    # "pyside2",
     "qtpy",
     "graphviz>=0.19",
     "matplotlib",
+    "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2",
 ]
 classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Education",
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 58b3a7adc3c24f9fdd574e20d894e00284769d40..343973832ddda6f448d7a07353e9cf7e7a96b0cc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ numpy
 qtpy
 graphviz>=0.19
 matplotlib
+setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2