diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 9baba3d..9b01509 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: 3.12
 
-    - name: Install & Upgrade Pip
+    - name: Install & upgrade Python build tools
       run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
 
     - name: Build package
       run: |