diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 91afa01..24bc7d8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ deps =
     uvloop;python_version>"3.4"
     starlette;python_version>"3.4"
     httptools;python_version>"3.4"
+    setuptools>=40.8.0
 commands = nosetests -vv --nologcapture --with-doctest --with-coverage --cover-package=autover --ignore-files=test_asgi_server.py
 
 [testenv:lint_checks]