diff --git a/charmcraft.yaml b/charmcraft.yaml
index b89ccd2..4b033c9 100644
--- a/charmcraft.yaml
+++ b/charmcraft.yaml
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ bases:
       channel: "20.04"
     - name: "centos"
       channel: "7"
+parts:
+  charm:
+    charm-python-packages: [setuptools]