diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2cfaa22..48c5bf7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ packages = [{include = "poseidon_py"}]
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "^3.8"
+setuptools = "^69.0.3"
 
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]