diff --git a/18/alpine3.19/Dockerfile b/18/alpine3.19/Dockerfile
index c69c0a936..77d19b53c 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="$(mktemp -d)" \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
diff --git a/18/alpine3.20/Dockerfile b/18/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
index 261fbb397..9df4ff6b2 100644
--- a/18/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
+++ b/18/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         linux-headers \
         make \
         python3 \
+        py-setuptools \
     # use pre-existing gpg directory, see https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/pull/1895#issuecomment-1550389150
     && export GNUPGHOME="$(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 5b92d805f..315cd58e8 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="$(mktemp -d)" \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
diff --git a/20/alpine3.20/Dockerfile b/20/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
index 3e6ee484a..61c529da5 100644
--- a/20/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
+++ b/20/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         linux-headers \
         make \
         python3 \
+        py-setuptools \
     # use pre-existing gpg directory, see https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/pull/1895#issuecomment-1550389150
     && export GNUPGHOME="$(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 87cdabe5d..236fb21c9 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="$(mktemp -d)" \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
diff --git a/21/alpine3.20/Dockerfile b/21/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
index 493d96794..22bc8946c 100644
--- a/21/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
+++ b/21/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         linux-headers \
         make \
         python3 \
+        py-setuptools \
     # use pre-existing gpg directory, see https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/pull/1895#issuecomment-1550389150
     && export GNUPGHOME="$(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 4a152e0f4..1f965199a 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="$(mktemp -d)" \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
diff --git a/22/alpine3.20/Dockerfile b/22/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
index 8022e3924..09c98fb9f 100644
--- a/22/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
+++ b/22/alpine3.20/Dockerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1000 node \
         linux-headers \
         make \
         python3 \
+        py-setuptools \
     # use pre-existing gpg directory, see https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/pull/1895#issuecomment-1550389150
     && export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)" \
     # gpg keys listed at https://github.com/nodejs/node#release-keys
diff --git a/Dockerfile-alpine.template b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
index 6860c7aaa..79e973d43 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