diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3458a9c..8449025 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ setup(
         'pyxdg',
         'requests',
         'pillow',
-        'python-xlib'
+        'python-xlib',
+        'setuptools'
     ],
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [