diff --git a/sift/python3-packages/core.sls b/sift/python3-packages/core.sls
index 506fad9..3b4cd89 100644
--- a/sift/python3-packages/core.sls
+++ b/sift/python3-packages/core.sls
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 include:
   - sift.python3-packages.pip
+  - sift.python3-packages.wheel
+  - sift.python3-packages.setuptools
 
 sift-python3-packages-core:
   test.nop:
     - name: python3-packages-core
     - require:
         - sls: sift.python3-packages.pip
+        - sls: sift.python3-packages.wheel
+        - sls: sift.python3-packages.setuptools
diff --git a/sift/python3-packages/setuptools.sls b/sift/python3-packages/setuptools.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a31bd8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sift/python3-packages/setuptools.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+include:
+  - sift.python3-packages.pip
+
+sift-python3-packages-setuptools:
+  pip.installed:
+    - name: setuptools==70.0.0
+    - bin_env: /usr/bin/python3
+    - require:
+      - sls: sift.python3-packages.pip
diff --git a/sift/python3-packages/wheel.sls b/sift/python3-packages/wheel.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fac0f6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sift/python3-packages/wheel.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+include:
+  - sift.python3-packages.pip
+
+sift-python3-packages-wheel:
+  pip.installed:
+    - name: wheel
+    - bin_env: /usr/bin/python3
+    - require:
+      - sls: sift.python3-packages.pip