diff --git a/python-pycups.changes b/python-pycups.changes
index 439b613..820109b 100644
--- a/python-pycups.changes
+++ b/python-pycups.changes
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan  3 10:10:49 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- require setuptools
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug 14 22:20:32 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
-- build as wheel 
+- build as wheel
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb 16 23:36:06 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
-- spec-cleaner 
+- spec-cleaner
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb 23 11:54:47 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ Wed Aug 28 19:22:11 UTC 2019 - Martin Wilck <mwilck@suse.com>
 
 - Package /usr/lib/rpm/postscriptdriver.prov again, in the
   new "cups-rpm-helper" subpackage (bsc#735865). The file hasn't
-  been packaged any more after the switch from python-cups to 
+  been packaged any more after the switch from python-cups to
   python-pycups (sr#502741).
   * removed revert-postscriptdriver.prov-py3.patch
     (we use python3 now)
@@ -298,5 +303,5 @@ Wed Aug 20 14:19:48 CEST 2008 - kssingvo@suse.de
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jul 14 09:51:00 CEST 2008 - dmueller@suse.de
 
-- Initial package (1.9.40) 
+- Initial package (1.9.40)
 
diff --git a/python-pycups.spec b/python-pycups.spec
index 268b36f..10d6d63 100644
--- a/python-pycups.spec
+++ b/python-pycups.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-pycups
 #
-# 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
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ URL:            https://github.com/OpenPrinting/pycups
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/pycups/pycups-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 BuildRequires:  cups-devel
 BuildRequires:  fdupes