diff --git a/mapscript/python/requirements-dev.txt b/mapscript/python/requirements-dev.txt
index 69d58e53e9..5113783a64 100644
--- a/mapscript/python/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/mapscript/python/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 pytest
-pillow
\ No newline at end of file
+pillow
+wheel>=0.31.1
+setuptools>=40.2.0
\ No newline at end of file