diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml
index 8df930d..5c4f4ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
       - name: "install wheel"
-        run: "python -m pip install --user wheel"
+        run: "python -m pip install --user wheel setuptools"
 
       - name: "build distribution"
         run: "python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel"