diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index daf0fd2b..7f25d5fb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ setup(
     zip_safe = False,
     packages = find_packages(exclude=['examples', 'tests']),
     include_package_data = True,
+    
+    install_requires=['setuptools']
+    
         
     entry_points="""