diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/core_cert.yml b/roles/base/tasks/core_cert.yml
index 5704dce..4b06976 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/core_cert.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/core_cert.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
   register: pip_install
   when: ansible_python_version is version('3', '>=')
 
+- name: Install setuptools
+  package:
+    name: python3-setuptools
+    state: latest
+  when: ansible_python_version is version('3', '>=')
+
 - name: Upgrade pip
   pip:
     name: pip