diff --git a/votca-tools.spec b/votca-tools.spec
index 0e16f17..4f71615 100644
--- a/votca-tools.spec
+++ b/votca-tools.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ BuildRequires:	fftw-devel
 BuildRequires:	gsl-devel
 BuildRequires:	boost-devel
 BuildRequires:	txt2tags
+BuildRequires:	sqlite-devel
 
 %description
 Versatile Object-oriented Toolkit for Coarse-graining Applications (VOTCA) is