diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ce54afc..345784d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@
         "dev": ["check-manifest"],
         "test": ["coverage", "codecov", "pytest", "pytest-benchmark", "pytest-cov", "pytest-forked"],
     },
-    setup_requires=["pytest-runner"],
+    setup_requires=["setuptools>=60.7.0", "pytest-runner"],
 )