diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 673c0f1..de7dec7 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ class jeepyb (
     }
   }
 
+  if ! defined(Package['pkginfo']) {
+    package { 'pkginfo':
+      ensure   => latest,
+      provider => pip,
+      require  => Class['pip'],
+    }
+  }
+
   # A lot of things need yaml, be conservative requiring this package to avoid
   # conflicts with other modules.
   if ! defined(Package['python-yaml']) {