diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 9d68b1a..ed96e21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install setuptools
           python setup.py sdist
 
       - name: Publish to PyPI