diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e67d3ee..e196b8e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ cache:
 
 before_script:
   - python --version ; pip --version  # For debugging
-  - pip install setuptools
   - pip install virtualenv
   - virtualenv venv
   - source venv/bin/activate
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ test:
 
 run:
   script:
+    - pip install setuptools
     - pip install .
     - python setup.py sdist
   artifacts: