diff --git a/environment-dev-linux.yml b/environment-dev-linux.yml
index 966e7e708e..7f298f163c 100644
--- a/environment-dev-linux.yml
+++ b/environment-dev-linux.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ dependencies:
         - python-build
         - requests
         - scipy
+        - setuptools
         - sphinx=8
         - sphinx-favicon
         - sphinx-rtd-theme=3
diff --git a/environment-dev-mac.yml b/environment-dev-mac.yml
index ddecf74f84..d82877279f 100644
--- a/environment-dev-mac.yml
+++ b/environment-dev-mac.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ dependencies:
         - python-build
         - requests
         - scipy
+        - setuptools
         - sphinx=8
         - sphinx-favicon
         - sphinx-rtd-theme=3
diff --git a/environment-dev-win.yml b/environment-dev-win.yml
index abb0fec66a..18a5330c03 100644
--- a/environment-dev-win.yml
+++ b/environment-dev-win.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dependencies:
         - python-build
         - requests
         - scipy
+        - setuptools
         - sphinx=8
         - sphinx-favicon
         - sphinx-rtd-theme=3