diff --git a/rosdep.yaml b/rosdep.yaml
index afcd34dc..af13189b 100644
--- a/rosdep.yaml
+++ b/rosdep.yaml
@@ -377,3 +377,7 @@ libtool:
   arch: libtool
   gentoo: sys-devel/libtool
   freebsd: libtool
+nose:
+  ubuntu:
+    apt:
+      packages: [python-nose]
diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
index dfe5e2fb..58ec1c5b 100644
--- a/stack.yaml
+++ b/stack.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Catkin-ProjectName: ros
 Version: 1.7.2
-Depends: catkin, rospack, rospkg, gtest, bzip2, python, boost
+Depends: catkin, rospack, rospkg, gtest, bzip2, python, boost, nose
 Description: ROS packaging system
 Author: Eric Berger, Ken Conley, Josh Faust, Tully Foote, Brian Gerkey, Jeremy Leibs, Morgan Quigley, Rob Wheeler, et al
 Maintainer: Ken Conley <kwc@willowgarage.com>