diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a7e791f5..422e6e05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{env.PYTHON_VERSION}}
+      - name: Install setuptools
+        run: pip install setuptools
 
       - name: Configure Git user
         run: |