diff --git a/.github/workflows/haupt.yml b/.github/workflows/haupt.yml
index f780ad8..33df302 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/haupt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/haupt.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
            sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build libboost-all-dev postgresql-server-dev-16 libtbb-dev systemtap-sdt-dev lld numactl python3-venv
            python3 -m venv ~/venv
            source ~/venv/bin/activate
+           pip3 install setuptools  # --quiet ... needed for latest Python version, re-check later
            pip3 install -r python/requirements.txt # --quiet
 
     - name: Determine core and client counts for database comparison