diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2dfa09476..640f25f8e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ a.out
 *~
 .#*
 dist/
+build/
 pandacan.egg-info/
 obj/
 examples/output.csv
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2bac0be6d..a7729cc6f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ setup(
       "numpy",
       "ruff",
       "spidev",
+      "setuptools", # for setup.py
     ],
   },
   ext_modules=[],