diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index aef6169..f2c02bc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "tensorpac>=0.6.5",
     "pyriemann>=0.2.7",
     "sleepecg>=0.5.0",
+    "setuptools>=70",
     "lspopt",
     "ipywidgets",
     "joblib",