diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 681e822..3cdbbc2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-python-docx==0.8.5
+python-docx>=0.8.5
diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 0bb68e2..af7db6c 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+#install required packages
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
 cd build
 
 # Clear out the previous build.