diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c68b6c04c..608dda10d 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ scripts = [
 setup(
     name="artiq",
     version=versioneer.get_version(),
+    cmdclass=versioneer.get_cmdclass(),
     author="M-Labs / NIST Ion Storage Group",
     author_email="sb@m-labs.hk",
     url="http://m-labs.hk/artiq",