diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index fde15301b5..8cce7032de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt install binutils build-essential libffi-dev libgit2-dev setuptools
+          sudo apt install binutils build-essential libffi-dev libgit2-dev
           pip3 install --upgrade pip
           pip install wheel
           pip install -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7a3a4180b3..f4c15f37ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-esp8266-${{ hashFiles('platformio*.ini') }}
       - name: Dependencies
         run: |
-          sudo apt install binutils build-essential libffi-dev libgit2-dev setuptools
+          sudo apt install binutils build-essential libffi-dev libgit2-dev
           pip install -r requirements.txt
           platformio update
       - name: Build and archive
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3cd41b3baf..04991c827d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 platformio>=6.1.9
-pygit2>=1.10.1
\ No newline at end of file
+pygit2>=1.10.1
+setuptools
\ No newline at end of file