diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
index ab9510fa..92e4d3f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Run install
       run: |
+        pip install setuptools
         pip install .
     - name: Lint with Pylint
       run: |