diff --git a/dist/tools/bmp/bmp.py b/dist/tools/bmp/bmp.py
index 1c8ec3acf900..b9b6454b865b 100755
--- a/dist/tools/bmp/bmp.py
+++ b/dist/tools/bmp/bmp.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#!/usr/bin/env -S pipx run
 
 # Copyright (C) 2019 Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
 #
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@
 # @author   Maximilian Deubel <maximilian.deubel@ovgu.de>
 # @author   Bas Stottelaar <basstottelaar@gmail.com>
 
+# /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.10"
+# dependencies = [
+#   "humanize",
+#   "packaging",
+#   "progressbar",
+#   "pygdbmi",
+#   "pyserial"
+# ]
+# ///
+
 # Black Magic Probe helper script
 # This script can detect connected Black Magic Probes and can be used as a flashloader and much more
 
diff --git a/dist/tools/bmp/requirements.txt b/dist/tools/bmp/requirements.txt
index 01ba93f6d686..ba0a7e7d0c70 100644
--- a/dist/tools/bmp/requirements.txt
+++ b/dist/tools/bmp/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+# Dependencies are listed as PEP 723 metadata in `bmp.py`. This file exists
+# for compatibility reasons.
 humanize
 packaging
+progressbar
 pygdbmi
-pyserial
-progressbar
\ No newline at end of file
+pyserial
\ No newline at end of file