diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3e95bdd8..69b0f314 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ setup: force-upgrade
 .PHONY: upgrade force-upgrade
 upgrade: .venv/upgraded-on
 .venv/upgraded-on: pyproject.toml
-	python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+	python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
 	python -m pip install --upgrade wheel
 	python -m pip install --upgrade --upgrade-strategy eager --editable .[actions,dev,docs,hooks,test]
 	$(MAKE) upgrade-quiet