diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 4a86423..92e317b 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 maintainer_email  "noah@coderanger.net"
 license           "Apache 2.0"
 description       "Installs Python, pip and virtualenv. Includes LWRPs for managing Python packages with `pip` and `virtualenv` isolated Python environments."
-version           "1.4.7"
+version           "1.4.8"
 
 depends           "build-essential"
 depends           "yum-epel"
diff --git a/recipes/package.rb b/recipes/package.rb
index 115b53b..b6ed07f 100644
--- a/recipes/package.rb
+++ b/recipes/package.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   node.default['python']['binary'] = "/usr/bin/python26"
 else
   python_pkgs = value_for_platform_family(
-                  "debian"  => ["python","python-dev"],
+                  "debian"  => ["python","python-dev", "python-setuptools"],
                   "rhel"    => ["python","python-devel"],
                   "fedora"  => ["python","python-devel"],
                   "freebsd" => ["python"],