diff --git a/ros_buildfarm/templates/devel/devel_task.Dockerfile.em b/ros_buildfarm/templates/devel/devel_task.Dockerfile.em
index b25ca4722..e2ffdffb9 100644
--- a/ros_buildfarm/templates/devel/devel_task.Dockerfile.em
+++ b/ros_buildfarm/templates/devel/devel_task.Dockerfile.em
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ RUN echo "@today_str"
     os_code_name=os_code_name,
 ))@
 
-RUN python3 -u /tmp/wrapper_scripts/apt.py update-install-clean -q -y git python3-yaml
+RUN python3 -u /tmp/wrapper_scripts/apt.py update-install-clean -q -y git python3-yaml python3-setuptools
 
 @[if build_tool == 'colcon']@
 @# pytest-rerunfailures enables usage of --retest-until-pass