diff --git a/backend/python/autogptq/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/autogptq/requirements-intel.txt
index d5e0173ea407..cec8bff477f5 100644
--- a/backend/python/autogptq/requirements-intel.txt
+++ b/backend/python/autogptq/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 intel-extension-for-pytorch
 torch
 optimum[openvino]
-setuptools==75.1.0 # https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/issues/2406
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+setuptools
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diff --git a/backend/python/bark/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/bark/requirements-intel.txt
index c0e4dcaa5b99..1f043bbfdd02 100644
--- a/backend/python/bark/requirements-intel.txt
+++ b/backend/python/bark/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ intel-extension-for-pytorch
 torch
 torchaudio
 optimum[openvino]
-setuptools==75.1.0 # https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/issues/2406
+setuptools
 transformers
 accelerate
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diff --git a/backend/python/common/libbackend.sh b/backend/python/common/libbackend.sh
index 934b1fd37b14..6013cf765d4c 100644
--- a/backend/python/common/libbackend.sh
+++ b/backend/python/common/libbackend.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 # LIMIT_TARGETS="cublas12"
 # source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
 #
+
+PYTHON_VERSION="3.10"
+
 function init() {
     # Name of the backend (directory name)
     BACKEND_NAME=${PWD##*/}
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ function getBuildProfile() {
 # always result in an activated virtual environment
 function ensureVenv() {
     if [ ! -d "${EDIR}/venv" ]; then
-        uv venv ${EDIR}/venv
+        uv venv --python ${PYTHON_VERSION} ${EDIR}/venv
         echo "virtualenv created"
     fi
 
diff --git a/backend/python/coqui/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/coqui/requirements-intel.txt
index de3b4ee4b38c..7ed2fb4265e9 100644
--- a/backend/python/coqui/requirements-intel.txt
+++ b/backend/python/coqui/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ intel-extension-for-pytorch
 torch
 torchaudio
 optimum[openvino]
-setuptools==75.1.0 # https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/issues/2406
+setuptools
 transformers
 accelerate
 coqui-tts
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diff --git a/backend/python/diffusers/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/diffusers/requirements-intel.txt
index 566278a88a23..bd6632bfe812 100644
--- a/backend/python/diffusers/requirements-intel.txt
+++ b/backend/python/diffusers/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ intel-extension-for-pytorch
 torch
 torchvision
 optimum[openvino]
-setuptools==75.1.0 # https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/issues/2406
+setuptools
 diffusers
 opencv-python
 transformers
diff --git a/backend/python/openvoice/requirements.txt b/backend/python/openvoice/requirements.txt
index 6806d3e1c4a8..e6a1e5a5d612 100644
--- a/backend/python/openvoice/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/python/openvoice/requirements.txt
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ jieba==0.42.1
 gradio==3.48.0
 langid==1.1.6
 llvmlite==0.43.0
+setuptools
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diff --git a/backend/python/parler-tts/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/parler-tts/requirements-intel.txt
index c0e4dcaa5b99..bcb8900e9bac 100644
--- a/backend/python/parler-tts/requirements-intel.txt
+++ b/backend/python/parler-tts/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@ intel-extension-for-pytorch
 torch
 torchaudio
 optimum[openvino]
-setuptools==75.1.0 # https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/issues/2406
 transformers
 accelerate
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diff --git a/backend/python/parler-tts/requirements.txt b/backend/python/parler-tts/requirements.txt
index 75ea8a5915fd..faf4ea3d1f1b 100644
--- a/backend/python/parler-tts/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/python/parler-tts/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 grpcio==1.68.1
 certifi
 llvmlite==0.43.0
+setuptools
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diff --git a/backend/python/rerankers/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/rerankers/requirements-intel.txt
index e6bb4cc70fea..a3cc600c9105 100644
--- a/backend/python/rerankers/requirements-intel.txt
+++ b/backend/python/rerankers/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ accelerate
 torch
 rerankers[transformers]
 optimum[openvino]
-setuptools==75.1.0 # https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/issues/2406
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+setuptools
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diff --git a/backend/python/sentencetransformers/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/sentencetransformers/requirements-intel.txt
index 56e1744633f9..23e0d5f205c2 100644
--- a/backend/python/sentencetransformers/requirements-intel.txt
+++ b/backend/python/sentencetransformers/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 intel-extension-for-pytorch
 torch
 optimum[openvino]
-setuptools==69.5.1 # https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/issues/2406
+setuptools
 accelerate
 sentence-transformers==3.3.1
 transformers
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diff --git a/backend/python/transformers-musicgen/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/transformers-musicgen/requirements-intel.txt
index 608d693939f9..bb191163271f 100644
--- a/backend/python/transformers-musicgen/requirements-intel.txt
+++ b/backend/python/transformers-musicgen/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ transformers
 accelerate
 torch
 optimum[openvino]
-setuptools==75.1.0 # https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/issues/2406
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+setuptools
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diff --git a/backend/python/transformers/requirements.txt b/backend/python/transformers/requirements.txt
index b556b9f1c140..d981fd99588e 100644
--- a/backend/python/transformers/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/python/transformers/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 grpcio==1.68.1
 protobuf
 certifi
-setuptools==69.5.1 # https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/issues/2406
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+setuptools
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diff --git a/backend/python/vall-e-x/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/vall-e-x/requirements-intel.txt
index adbabeac74f2..284e7131cd26 100644
--- a/backend/python/vall-e-x/requirements-intel.txt
+++ b/backend/python/vall-e-x/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ intel-extension-for-pytorch
 accelerate
 torch
 torchaudio
-optimum[openvino]
-setuptools==75.1.0 # https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/issues/2406
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+optimum[openvino]
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diff --git a/backend/python/vall-e-x/requirements.txt b/backend/python/vall-e-x/requirements.txt
index 8e4eabf1b483..d981fd99588e 100644
--- a/backend/python/vall-e-x/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/python/vall-e-x/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 grpcio==1.68.1
 protobuf
-certifi
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+certifi
+setuptools
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diff --git a/backend/python/vllm/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/vllm/requirements-intel.txt
index 9544336884ea..36326f95b5e1 100644
--- a/backend/python/vllm/requirements-intel.txt
+++ b/backend/python/vllm/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ accelerate
 torch
 transformers
 optimum[openvino]
-setuptools==75.1.0 # https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/issues/2406
+setuptools
 bitsandbytes
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