diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 17c3506..5259ba8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           architecture: x64
 
+      - name: Set up setuptools
+        run: |
+          python --version
+          python -mpip install setuptools
+
       - name: make non-windows
         if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows' }}
         run: make -C src pymod-dist