diff --git a/scripts/build/Dockerfile.debian b/scripts/build/Dockerfile.debian
index 125d767..2d007b2 100644
--- a/scripts/build/Dockerfile.debian
+++ b/scripts/build/Dockerfile.debian
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ RUN pip install wheel 'auditwheel<=5.1.2'
 
 # install swig from pypi
 RUN pip install swig>=4.2
+# install setuptools
+RUN pip install setuptools --upgrade
 
 # numpy is required for the pypylon unittests
 # currently disabled because the numpy install exceeds the current travis max duration
diff --git a/scripts/build/Dockerfile.manylinux b/scripts/build/Dockerfile.manylinux
index 4f25051..c86ad20 100644
--- a/scripts/build/Dockerfile.manylinux
+++ b/scripts/build/Dockerfile.manylinux
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ COPY --from=qemu /usr/bin/* /usr/bin/
 # install pip from pypi
 RUN pip install swig>=4.2
 
+# install setuptools
+RUN pip install setuptools --upgrade
+
 # one genicam unittest requires a french locale
 RUN yum -y reinstall glibc-common