diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e8dcbf4bc..e04ae1d33 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ pyyaml>=3.12
 gitpython>=2.1.8
 ntfsutils>=0.1.3
 checksumdir>=1.1.4
+setuptools>=34.0.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index aae7f9a09..d0604d5f3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ install_requires = [
     "gitpython>=2.1.8",
     "ntfsutils>=0.1.3",
     "checksumdir>=1.1.4",
+    "setuptools>=34.0.0",
 ]
 
 setup(