diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b74219f3df..ad7f337253 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ def is_platform_windows():
         "numpy>=1.20",
         "pyerfa>=2.0",
         "scipy>=1.5",
+        "setuptools>=61",
         "setuptools_scm!=7.0.0,!=7.0.1,!=7.0.2",
     ],
     "extras_require": {