diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
index 6b3322d985..ded92e7efb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dpctl
         run: |
           export CHANNELS="-c $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/channel ${{ env.CHANNELS }}"
-          export TEST_DEPENDENCIES="pytest pytest-cov cython"
+          export TEST_DEPENDENCIES="pytest pytest-cov cython setuptools"
           export PACKAGE_VERSION=$(python -c "${VER_SCRIPT1} ${VER_SCRIPT2}")
           conda create -n ${{ env.TEST_ENV_NAME }} $PACKAGE_NAME=${PACKAGE_VERSION} ${TEST_DEPENDENCIES} python=${{ matrix.python }} ${CHANNELS}
           # Test installed packages
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ jobs:
           FOR /F "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %%F IN (`python -c "%SCRIPT%"`) DO (
              SET PACKAGE_VERSION=%%F
           )
-          SET TEST_DEPENDENCIES=pytest"<8" pytest-cov cython
+          SET TEST_DEPENDENCIES=pytest"<8" pytest-cov cython setuptools
           conda install -n ${{ env.TEST_ENV_NAME }} ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}=%PACKAGE_VERSION% %TEST_DEPENDENCIES% python=${{ matrix.python }} -c ${{ env.workdir }}/channel ${{ env.CHANNELS }}
       - name: Report content of test environment
         shell: cmd /C CALL {0}