diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 74e1b5e..a1ddabd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
           'PyMySQL==0.9.3',
           'backoff==1.8.0',
           'mysql-replication==0.22',
+          'setuptools',
       ],
       extras_require={
           'dev': ['pylint==2.8.3']