diff --git a/docs/samples/transformer/image_transformer/setup.py b/docs/samples/transformer/image_transformer/setup.py
index 326fba0cc9d..7e4b3ae2faf 100644
--- a/docs/samples/transformer/image_transformer/setup.py
+++ b/docs/samples/transformer/image_transformer/setup.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         "numpy>=1.16.3",
         "kubernetes >= 9.0.0",
         "torchvision>=0.4.0",
+        "pillow==6.1.0"
     ],
     tests_require=tests_require,
     extras_require={'test': tests_require}