diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 31306ce..92e1ffd 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ fi
 if command_exists pipx; then
   msg "Falling back to pipx installation (this may take a few minutes)..."
   if pipx install --force 'voxvera@git+https://github.com/PR0M3TH3AN/VoxVera.git@main'; then
+    # Ensure setuptools (pkg_resources) is available in the venv — pipx can
+    # sometimes skip it if the resolver thinks the build-system copy suffices.
+    pipx inject voxvera setuptools 2>/dev/null || true
     pipx ensurepath --force
     msg "\nVoxVera installed/updated successfully via pipx."
     msg "IMPORTANT: Please restart your terminal or run 'source ~/.bashrc' (or your shell config) to use 'voxvera'."
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5039176..5b48a1f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ voxvera = ["templates/**", "src/**", "resources/**", "locales/**", "resources/bi
 
 [project]
 name = "voxvera"
-version = "0.2.13"
+version = "0.2.14"
 description = "VoxVera CLI utilities"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "VoxVera"}]
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pypdf",
     "wcwidth",
     "onionshare-cli",
+    "setuptools",
     "flask<2.3.0",
     "werkzeug<3.0.0",
 ]