diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 1f268b0..1081853 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ requirements:
   host:
     - python >=3.9
     - python-build
+    - setuptools
   run:
     - python >=3.9
     - pyyaml
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 4bd832f..3eafb51 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
-  "extends": ["config:base"]
+  "extends": ["config:base"],
+  "ignoreDeps": [
+    "python"
+  ]
 }