diff --git a/Doc/Makefile b/Doc/Makefile
index cf1bb88..6f86728 100644
--- a/Doc/Makefile
+++ b/Doc/Makefile
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
 
 venv:
 	$(PYTHON) -m venv $(VENVDIR)
+	$(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 -m pip install -U pip setuptools
 	$(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 -m pip install -U Sphinx blurb python-docs-theme
 	@echo "The venv has been created in the $(VENVDIR) directory"