diff --git a/cmsswdata.spec b/cmsswdata.spec
index 9294ce03412..5b3342cf88e 100644
--- a/cmsswdata.spec
+++ b/cmsswdata.spec
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Source: none
 %define BaseTool %(echo %n | tr '[a-z-]' '[A-Z_]')
 
 Requires: data-CondTools-SiPhase2Tracker
+Requires: data-DataFormats-Scouting
 Requires: data-DataFormats-HLTReco
 Requires: data-RecoPPS-Local
 Requires: data-DataFormats-L1TGlobal
diff --git a/data/cmsswdata.txt b/data/cmsswdata.txt
index 5ea5bbcf7a6..302d1a2d478 100644
--- a/data/cmsswdata.txt
+++ b/data/cmsswdata.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #Once a non-default section is empty then cleanup that section and remove its cmsdist/${PACKAGE_TYPE}.file
 #If there is no customization for the packae then remove its .spec and .file
 [default]
+DataFormats-Scouting=V00-01-00
 Configuration-Generator=V01-06-00
 L1Trigger-Phase2L1ParticleFlow=V00-06-00
 DataFormats-HLTReco=V00-01-00