diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 621e75e..0159613 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "requests>=2.28",
     "PySide6>=6.5",
     "NodeGraphQt>=0.6.0",
+    "setuptools",  # Required for distutils compatibility (Python 3.12+)
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]