diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ecbe6e5..af6b425 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ setup(
     author_email = "steve.l.nyemba@vanderbilt.edu",
     license = "MIT",
 
-    packages = ['numpy','pandas']
+    install_requires = ['numpy','pandas']
     )
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