diff --git a/environments/requirements.txt b/environments/requirements.txt
index 4768d11..92705e1 100644
--- a/environments/requirements.txt
+++ b/environments/requirements.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ scikit-learn==1.2.1
 scipy>=1.10.1
 seaborn>=0.12.2
 torch>=2.0.0
+setuptools
 
 # the two below are very particular: keep them set at a fixed version
 ortools==9.9.3963
diff --git a/environments/requirements_dev.txt b/environments/requirements_dev.txt
index df6f948..9c5b693 100644
--- a/environments/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/environments/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ recommonmark
 sphinx_rtd_theme
 nbsphinx
 black
-mypy
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+mypy
+setuptools
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diff --git a/environments/requirements_gpu.txt b/environments/requirements_gpu.txt
index 6078135..f255285 100644
--- a/environments/requirements_gpu.txt
+++ b/environments/requirements_gpu.txt
@@ -161,4 +161,5 @@ urllib3==1.26.16
 wcwidth==0.2.6
 webcolors==1.13
 webencodings==0.5.1
-websocket-client==1.5.3
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+websocket-client==1.5.3
+setuptools
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