diff --git a/recipes/galaxy-data/meta.yaml b/recipes/galaxy-data/meta.yaml
index 50a58951c4fcb..5f303645dfb7e 100644
--- a/recipes/galaxy-data/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/galaxy-data/meta.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ requirements:
   host:
     - pip
     - python >=3.8
+    - setuptools
   run:
     - python >=3.8
     - galaxy-files >={{ galaxy_version }}