diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 299c460..9bb0ef7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from distutils.core import setup
+from setuptools import setup
 import sys
 PY2 = sys.version_info[0] == 2
 
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ setup(
         'Operating System :: OS Independent',
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
     ],
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)