diff --git a/gedit-plugins.spec b/gedit-plugins.spec
index b0d4be5..32fee6b 100644
--- a/gedit-plugins.spec
+++ b/gedit-plugins.spec
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libpeas-devel
 BuildRequires:  dbus-python-devel
 BuildRequires:  vte3-devel
 BuildRequires:  libgit2-glib-devel
+BuildRequires:  itstool
 Requires:       gedit
 %if %{with_python3}
 Requires:       python3-gobject >= %{pygo_version}