diff --git a/requirements-direct.txt b/requirements-direct.txt
index 702bdc54..6fb6ccb2 100644
--- a/requirements-direct.txt
+++ b/requirements-direct.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ jsonpath-ng==1.4.3
 jsonschema>=3.0.1<4
 keystoneauth1==3.18.0
 keystonemiddleware==5.3.0
+setuptools==40.4.3
 kubernetes==11.0.0
 oslo.context==2.21.0
 oslo.policy==1.40.1