diff --git a/.github/workflows/upload-to-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/upload-to-pypi.yml
index fd388d7f5..1f32b8a9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upload-to-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upload-to-pypi.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: 3.x
 
-      - run: pip install twine wheel
+      - run: pip install setuptools twine wheel
 
       - run: pip install -e .