diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7a578e2..ebaa589 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ setup(
             'django-cadmin = configurations.management:execute_from_command_line',
         ],
     },
-    install_requires=[],
+    install_requires=["setuptools"],
     extras_require={
         'cache': ['django-cache-url'],
         'database': ['dj-database-url'],