diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/datasette/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datasette/default.nix
index 06e611c8cbf..b5d9c3dfad6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/datasette/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datasette/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 , aiohttp
 , beautifulsoup4
 , asgiref
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pint
     pluggy
     uvicorn
+    setuptools
   ];
 
   checkInputs = [