diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
index 297d02b..0ab8113 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
@@ -39,9 +39,12 @@ jobs:
         make -j$(nproc)
         cd ..
         cd ..
+    - name: Install setuptools
+      run: |
+        python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        python3 -m pip install setuptools
     - name: Build pydis
       run: |
         cd pydis
         python3 setup.py build
         cd ..
-