diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools-scm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools-scm/default.nix
index c175cfb4c60..5fa082d8221 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools-scm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools-scm/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , packaging
 , tomli
+, setuptools
 , lib
 }:
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     packaging
     tomli
+    setuptools
   ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [