diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b40f803..c71dc60 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         "pypandoc>=1.5",
         "requests>=2.8.1",
         "validators>=0.19.0",
+        "setuptools>=69.1.1"
     ],
     tests_require=["pytest"],
     packages=find_packages("src"),