diff --git a/Dockerfile.common b/Dockerfile.common
index 21e6918..714a6de 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.common
+++ b/Dockerfile.common
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ENV PYTHON_APT_PACKAGES="python3-all python3-dev python3-pip python3-venv python3-apt python3-appdirs python3-wheel python3-git"
+ENV PYTHON_APT_PACKAGES="python3-all python3-dev python3-pip python3-venv python3-apt python3-appdirs python3-wheel python3-git python3-setuptools"
 ENV DEB_APT_PACKAGES="apt-file dpkg-dev fakeroot build-essential devscripts debhelper dh-python equivs"
 ENV TOOLS_APT_PACKAGES="sed lsb-release gnupg2 curl jq git rsync gitdch wget ca-certificates"
 ENV APT_PACKAGES="$PYTHON_APT_PACKAGES $DEB_APT_PACKAGES $TOOLS_APT_PACKAGES"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 84064b1..7c934fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Image with common dependencies to build Debian package of Python apps/libraries :
 
-- common Debian python packages: `python3-all python3-dev python3-pip python3-venv python3-apt python3-appdirs python3-wheel python3-git`
+- common Debian python packages: `python3-all python3-dev python3-pip python3-venv python3-apt python3-appdirs python3-wheel python3-git python3-setuptools`
 - common PIP installed python packages: `stdeb poetry2setup wheel2deb pylint pytest flake8 flake8-junit-report pylint-junit junitparser pylint-gitlab flake8-codeclimate`
 - common Debian packages building tools: `apt-file dpkg-dev fakeroot build-essential devscripts debhelper dh-python equivs`
 - common tools: `sed lsb-release gnupg2 curl jq git rsync wget ca-certificates`