diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5fc89ca..71c7df1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 dependencies = [
     "google-api-core[grpc] >= 1.22.2, < 2.0.0dev",
     "proto-plus >= 1.10.0",
+    "packaging >= 14.3",
 ]
 extras = {}
 
diff --git a/testing/constraints-3.6.txt b/testing/constraints-3.6.txt
index 4595736..eb64cb3 100644
--- a/testing/constraints-3.6.txt
+++ b/testing/constraints-3.6.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 # e.g., if setup.py has "foo >= 1.14.0, < 2.0.0dev",
 # Then this file should have foo==1.14.0
 google-api-core==1.22.2
-proto-plus==1.10.0
\ No newline at end of file
+proto-plus==1.10.0
+packaging==14.3