diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index dca6bb1..013338f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ allowlist_externals =
 deps = 
     -r{toxinidir}/requirements/quality.txt
 commands = 
+    pip install setuptools
     pylint edx_rbac tests test_utils manage.py setup.py
     pycodestyle edx_rbac tests manage.py setup.py
     pydocstyle edx_rbac tests manage.py setup.py