diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 111eb65d..38af2d0e 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ pandas>=1.3.5
 # tests on Linux images (upon release)
 nose>=1.3.7
 
+# python package tool
+setuptools>=69.5.1
+
 # main test packages
 pytest-runner>=5.3.1
 pytest>=6.2.5