diff --git a/pw_console/py/setup.cfg b/pw_console/py/setup.cfg
index 5ca49fc1af..8a7c0be402 100644
--- a/pw_console/py/setup.cfg
+++ b/pw_console/py/setup.cfg
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ install_requires =
     pygments-style-dracula
     pygments-style-tomorrow
     pyperclip
+    pyserial
     pyyaml
     types-pygments
     types-pyyaml