diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 354928c..fc1d3e4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ birdsongtestbed/static
 .idea
 .DS_Store
 .vscode
-build/
\ No newline at end of file
+build/
+.eggs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a22c9dd..312e426 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ setup(
         'wagtail>=2.7',
         'django-mjml',
     ],
+    setup_requires=[
+        'wheel'
+    ],
     zip_safe=False,
     license='BSD License',