diff --git a/moderncvverticaltimeline.sty b/moderncvverticaltimeline.sty
index 1ee94a5..1231689 100644
--- a/moderncvverticaltimeline.sty
+++ b/moderncvverticaltimeline.sty
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 %                required packages
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \RequirePackage{tikz}
+\usetikzlibrary{babel}
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                vertical timeline implementation