diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7cda555..f6efdbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install setuptools wheel
+          pip install setuptools>=61.0.0 wheel
 
       - name: Build
         run: |