diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/CI-linux.yml
index 643a6e783..569c98c72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI-linux.yml
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ jobs:
           cd codechecker
           make venv
           . $PWD/venv/bin/activate
+          pip install setuptools
           BUILD_LOGGER_64_BIT_ONLY=YES BUILD_UI_DIST=NO make package
           export PATH="$PWD/build/CodeChecker/bin:$PATH"
       - name: Initialize CodeQL (for CodeQL static analysis)