diff --git a/python-google_trans_new.changes b/python-google_trans_new.changes
index a8d1f75..fa30e45 100644
--- a/python-google_trans_new.changes
+++ b/python-google_trans_new.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan  3 10:02:32 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- require setuptools
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul  6 11:17:14 UTC 2023 - ecsos <ecsos@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/python-google_trans_new.spec b/python-google_trans_new.spec
index e5be6b6..944f40a 100644
--- a/python-google_trans_new.spec
+++ b/python-google_trans_new.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-google_trans_new
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/lushan88a/google_trans_new
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/g/google_trans_new/google_trans_new-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros