diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index fab4a5b60d52448efef781d9f35aeb8ae7fb8c53..6932c1fdc8c13e9eed8a2a926187a19eb16b4d7b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ install_requires =
     pystencils>=0.2.7
     jinja2
     tqdm
+    p_tqdm # for parallel compilation in tensorflow_jit
     stringcase # for converting to camelcase for tensorflow
 # The usage of test_requires is discouraged, see `Dependency Management` docs
 test_requires =