diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 10fcfc8..8a9aec9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -99,5 +99,5 @@ generate-setup-file = true
 script = "build.py"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
+requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0", "setuptools"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"