diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 092791c..41e1e10 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@
 # @end
 # @var corenetworks_dns_default_zone: $ "_unset_"
 
+corenetworks_dns_pip: "pip{{ ansible_python.version.major }}"
+
 corenetworks_dns_delegate_to: localhost
+corenetworks_dns_user: "{{ ansible_remote_user }}"
+corenetworks_dns_python_packages:
+  - corenetworks
 
 # @var corenetworks_dns_default_zone:example: >
 # corenetworks_dns_records:
diff --git a/tasks/setup.yml b/tasks/setup.yml
index c68f463..b82bb2d 100644
--- a/tasks/setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 ---
+- name: Install dependencies
+  pip:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    executable: "{{ corenetworks_dns_pip }}"
+    extra_args: --user
+    state: present
+  loop: "{{ corenetworks_dns_python_packages }}"
+  become: True
+  become_user: "{{ corenetworks_dns_user }}"
+
 - name: Obtain an API token
   corenetworks_token:
     api_user: "{{ corenetworks_dns_api_user | default(omit) }}"