diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0f5010c9..a8d428ae 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
         "docopt-ng==0.8.1",
         "pyyaml>=5.1",
         "radon==6.0.1",
+        "setuptools",
     ],
     python_requires=">=3.7",
     classifiers=[