diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index 59fcdbcdde..4602641e7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install build
+        pip install setuptools
     - name: Build package
       run: python setup.py bdist_wheel
     - name: Publish package