diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 15e9f69ea..335a9a76f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           cd ecoji-py
           echo "mitigate" > README.md
+          pip install setuptools
           python setup.py install
           cd ../garak
           pip install -r requirements.txt