diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 96c81d2c7892a1a4f3120b84eddf84f5687c30c1..535d2963ebd7713137d8cb6e64795937280153a9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ pages:
     - git-run-ia2
   before_script:
     - pip install --upgrade pip
+    - pip install setuptools
     # Install project so Sphinx can import it
     - pip install -e .
     # Install doc dependencies