diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 12774e1..5f994dc 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ test =
     pytest-cov
     cython
     coverage
+    setuptools;python_version>=3.12
 rtd =
     # https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme/issues/1463
     sphinx<7