diff --git a/requirements.in b/requirements.in
index b7427176..e203c5af 100644
--- a/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements.in
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+setuptools
 Cython~=3.1.2
 pydantic>=2.0.0,<3.0.0
 pydantic-settings>=2.0.0,<3.0.0