diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c62a06b..ae6d934 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ cache:
 before_script:
   - python -V  # Print out python version for debugging
   - cp acronomy/secrets.test.py acronomy/secrets.py
+  - pip install setuptools
   - pip install poetry
   - poetry install