diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c5af5794fd..199df9bc40 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 before_script:
+  - sudo apt-get update -qq
+  - sudo apt-get install -y python-setuptools
   - wget 'https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidserver/repository/archive.tar.bz2?ref=master' -O '/tmp/fdroidserver.tar.bz2'
   - tar -xvf '/tmp/fdroidserver.tar.bz2'
   - python2 fdroidserver.git/setup.py install