diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index a55e5010d39..ffcbd6729dd 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ deps =
         djangomain: https://github.com/django/django/archive/main.tar.gz
         -rrequirements/requirements-testing.txt
         -rrequirements/requirements-optionals.txt
+        setuptools
 
 [testenv:base]
 ; Ensure optional dependencies are not required