diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 0e54cb7..2d97b11 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ debian_packages:
   - apt-dater-host
   - apt-transport-https
   - aptitude
+  - python3-setuptools
 
 packages_for_all_except_rhel:
   - ranger
@@ -47,5 +48,5 @@ fedora_packages:
   - python3-pip 
   - python3
 
-playbook_version_number: 8968 # should be over ninethousand
+playbook_version_number: 8969 # should be over ninethousand
 playbook_version_path: '/etc/ansible-version/base-packages_ffbsee_or_chaos-bodensee_github.version'