diff --git a/tools/requirements.txt b/tools/requirements.txt
index b6920fa69873..a134fe62bfd8 100644
--- a/tools/requirements.txt
+++ b/tools/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+setuptools>=33.1.1
 flake8==3.7.7
 yapf==0.25.0