diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1280c50c5..a30e525ac 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ release: dist ## package and upload a release
 	twine upload dist/*
 
 dist: clean ## builds source and wheel package
+	pip install setuptools
 	python3 setup.py sdist
 	python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
 	ls -l dist