diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2fb5f06..bec0c82 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ def run(self):
 
 
 setup(
+    name="versioneer",  # need by GitHub dependency graph
     version=VERSION,
     py_modules=["versioneer"],
     cmdclass=versioneer.get_cmdclass({