diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8d4e348..e67d3ee 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ cache:
 
 before_script:
   - python --version ; pip --version  # For debugging
+  - pip install setuptools
   - pip install virtualenv
   - virtualenv venv
   - source venv/bin/activate