diff --git a/packages/nocodb/Dockerfile b/packages/nocodb/Dockerfile
index ad061035f2..b4b62b1dd6 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/nocodb/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ FROM node:18-alpine as builder
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
 # install node-gyp dependencies
-RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++ py3-setuptools
 
 # install pnpm
 RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate