diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index d9e219ae34..60d0794885 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 env:
   # pypa/distutils#99
   VIRTUALENV_NO_SETUPTOOLS: 1
+  PIP_USE_PEP517: 1
 
 jobs:
   test: