diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml
index 1b5931113..4c579c4fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build lib
         run: |
+          pip install setuptools
           pip install wheel
           python setup.py develop
           python setup.py bdist_wheel
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build lib
         run: |
+          pip install setuptools
           pip install wheel
           python setup.py develop
           python setup.py bdist_wheel
@@ -185,6 +187,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+      - name: Install build dependencies
+        run: |
+          /opt/python/${{ matrix.python }}/bin/python -m pip install setuptools
+
       - name: Compile c headers
         run: |
           /opt/python/${{ matrix.python }}/bin/python setup.py develop