diff --git a/python-mailman.changes b/python-mailman.changes
index a2bc518..26b731f 100644
--- a/python-mailman.changes
+++ b/python-mailman.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec  2 09:19:40 UTC 2019 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- requires setuptools
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 20 16:06:34 UTC 2019 - pgajdos@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-mailman.spec b/python-mailman.spec
index 419cee6..0d10450 100644
--- a/python-mailman.spec
+++ b/python-mailman.spec
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Requires:       python-lazr.config
 Requires:       python-passlib
 Requires:       python-python-dateutil >= 2.0
 Requires:       python-requests
+Requires:       python-setuptools
 Requires:       python-sqlalchemy >= 1.2.3
 Requires:       python-zope.component
 Requires:       python-zope.configuration