diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index a573b01..9efc78d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
                   gdalinfo --version
             - name: Install dependencies
               run: |
+                  pip install --upgrade setuptools  
                   python -m pip install --upgrade pip
                   pip install -r requirements.txt
                   pip install .