diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9b32aa24..8f8e8554 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 eth_keys
 pywebview
 pyinstaller>=6.12.0
+setuptools>=69.0.0  # Required for distutils for electron-builder on macOS
 # For development
 watchdog>=3.0.0  # For file watching support 
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