diff --git a/18/alpine3.19/Dockerfile b/18/alpine3.19/Dockerfile
index c69c0a93..77d19b53 100644
--- a/18/alpine3.19/Dockerfile
+++ b/18/alpine3.19/Dockerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         linux-headers \
         make \
         python3 \
+        py-setuptools \
     # use pre-existing gpg directory, see https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/pull/1895#issuecomment-1550389150
     && export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)" \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
diff --git a/18/alpine3.20/Dockerfile b/18/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
index 261fbb39..9df4ff6b 100644
--- a/18/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
+++ b/18/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         linux-headers \
         make \
         python3 \
+        py-setuptools \
     # use pre-existing gpg directory, see https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/pull/1895#issuecomment-1550389150
     && export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)" \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
diff --git a/20/alpine3.19/Dockerfile b/20/alpine3.19/Dockerfile
index 5b92d805..315cd58e 100644
--- a/20/alpine3.19/Dockerfile
+++ b/20/alpine3.19/Dockerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         linux-headers \
         make \
         python3 \
+        py-setuptools \
     # use pre-existing gpg directory, see https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/pull/1895#issuecomment-1550389150
     && export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)" \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
diff --git a/20/alpine3.20/Dockerfile b/20/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
index 3e6ee484..61c529da 100644
--- a/20/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
+++ b/20/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         linux-headers \
         make \
         python3 \
+        py-setuptools \
     # use pre-existing gpg directory, see https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/pull/1895#issuecomment-1550389150
     && export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)" \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
diff --git a/21/alpine3.19/Dockerfile b/21/alpine3.19/Dockerfile
index 87cdabe5..236fb21c 100644
--- a/21/alpine3.19/Dockerfile
+++ b/21/alpine3.19/Dockerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         linux-headers \
         make \
         python3 \
+        py-setuptools \
     # use pre-existing gpg directory, see https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/pull/1895#issuecomment-1550389150
     && export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)" \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
diff --git a/21/alpine3.20/Dockerfile b/21/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
index 493d9679..22bc8946 100644
--- a/21/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
+++ b/21/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         linux-headers \
         make \
         python3 \
+        py-setuptools \
     # use pre-existing gpg directory, see https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/pull/1895#issuecomment-1550389150
     && export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)" \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
diff --git a/22/alpine3.19/Dockerfile b/22/alpine3.19/Dockerfile
index 4a152e0f..1f965199 100644
--- a/22/alpine3.19/Dockerfile
+++ b/22/alpine3.19/Dockerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         linux-headers \
         make \
         python3 \
+        py-setuptools \
     # use pre-existing gpg directory, see https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/pull/1895#issuecomment-1550389150
     && export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)" \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
diff --git a/22/alpine3.20/Dockerfile b/22/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
index 8022e392..09c98fb9 100644
--- a/22/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
+++ b/22/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         linux-headers \
         make \
         python3 \
+        py-setuptools \
     # use pre-existing gpg directory, see https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/pull/1895#issuecomment-1550389150
     && export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)" \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
diff --git a/Dockerfile-alpine.template b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
index 6860c7aa..79e973d4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-alpine.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         linux-headers \
         make \
         python3 \
+        py-setuptools \
     # use pre-existing gpg directory, see https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/pull/1895#issuecomment-1550389150
     && export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)" \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys