diff --git a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/setup.cfg b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/setup.cfg
index 6080af2526a..0074b3a3660 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/setup.cfg
+++ b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/setup.cfg
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ zip_safe = False
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
     opentelemetry-api == 0.16.dev0
+    opentelemetry-sdk == 0.16.dev0
     wrapt >= 1.0.0, < 2.0.0
 
 [options.packages.find]