diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8f0a1c5..3d2d3dd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def _package_tree(pkgroot):
     package_data={
         'klusta': ['*.txt', '*.prb'],
     },
+    install_requires=['setuptools'],
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [
             'klusta = klusta.launch:main'