diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d7f6c3bfe8..d1ec226092 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ documentation:
     paths:
       - .cache/pip/http-v2
   before_script:
+    - pip install setuptools
     - pip install -r "${PACKAGE}/${DOC_DIR}/requirements-doc.txt"
     - pip install sphinx-lint rstcheck[sphinx]
   script:
diff --git a/.gitlab-scripts/generate-doc.sh b/.gitlab-scripts/generate-doc.sh
index f5acbb35cc..873899cba2 100755
--- a/.gitlab-scripts/generate-doc.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-scripts/generate-doc.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ mkdir -p "${OUTPUTDIR}"
 : ${MAX_PROCS:=$(( `nproc` * 2 ))}
 export DOC_BASE_URL
 
+pip install setuptools
 find . -name 'cookiecutter*' -prune -o -path '*/doc/requirements-doc.txt' -print | while read path; do
     pip install -r "${path}"
 done