diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 2c1bac6..719ee7b 100755
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@
     name: "{{ borg_packages }}"
     state: present
 
-- name: Create virtualenv for borg
+- name: Create virtualenv for borg  # noqa package-latest
   pip:
-    name: pip-tools
+    name:
+    - pip
+    - setuptools
+    state: latest
     virtualenv: /opt/borgmatic
     virtualenv_command: "{{ python_bin }} -m venv"
 
diff --git a/vars/Archlinux.yml b/vars/Archlinux.yml
index 639f070..f67a0f0 100644
--- a/vars/Archlinux.yml
+++ b/vars/Archlinux.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 ---
 borg_packages:
-  - gcc
-  - python-pip
-  - openssh
   - cronie
+  - gcc
+  - openssh
+  - pkgconfig
+  - python-pip
 
 python_bin: python3
 pip_bin: pip3