diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yaml b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
index d18d190..ca78971 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -m pip install --upgrade virtualenv
+          python -m pip install --upgrade setuptools virtualenv
       - name: set RELEASE number
         run: echo ${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER} > RELEASE
       - name: test
diff --git a/python/Makefile b/python/Makefile
index d4d553a..4e15a98 100644
--- a/python/Makefile
+++ b/python/Makefile
@@ -85,5 +85,5 @@ venv: clean version
 	source venv/bin/activate \
 	&& python --version \
 	&& pip install --upgrade pip \
-	&& pip install --pre wheel build black pytest \
+	&& pip install --upgrade --pre wheel build black pytest setuptools \
 	&& pip install --use-pep517 --no-build-isolation -e .[test]