diff --git a/requirements.py b/requirements.py
index 90263b22c7..dd84c1e00e 100644
--- a/requirements.py
+++ b/requirements.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
                     'python-dateutil==2.8.2',
                     'pytz==2021.1',
                     'PyYAML==5.4.1',
-                    'setuptools>=40.0.0',
+                    'setuptools>=40.0.0,<=70.0.0',
                     'tzlocal==2.1',
                     'pyOpenSSL==19.0.0',
                     'cryptography==2.3',