diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index 31d8489..9a9953a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ jobs:
         python-version: '3.12'
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        python -m pip install setuptools
         python setup.py sdist
     - name: Publish distribution to PyPI
       if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')