diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c85417a..3e14ca4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
 ]
+dependencies = ["setuptools>=61.0"]
 
 [project.scripts]
 "dmenu_extended_run" = "dmenu_extended.main:run"