diff --git a/.github/scripts/build-linux.sh b/.github/scripts/build-linux.sh
index 9bffec8..53ed08c 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/build-linux.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/build-linux.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ fi
 
 # install compile-time dependencies
 ${PYBIN}/pip install numpy==${NUMPY_VERSION}
+${PYBIN}/pip install setuptools
 
 # List installed packages
 ${PYBIN}/pip freeze