diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index 9eda0aeeff..b9752f6ce3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install numpy
+        pip install numpy setuptools
     - name: Build source package with setuptools
       run: python setup.py sdist
     - name: Store the source package