diff --git a/conda/recipe.yaml b/conda/recipe.yaml
index 18128d46d..cdeca881f 100644
--- a/conda/recipe.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipe.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ build:
 requirements:
   build:
     - python>=3.8,<3.12
-    - setuptools
+    - setuptools>=36.6.0,<70.0.0
     - pbr
   host:
      - python>=3.8,<3.12
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 242b8426c..be2050ffa 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pip
   - albumentations
   - rich
+  - setuptools>=36.6.0,<70.0.0
   - pip:
     - coremltools~=6.0
     - file:.
diff --git a/environment_cuda.yml b/environment_cuda.yml
index 83b75f850..392284508 100644
--- a/environment_cuda.yml
+++ b/environment_cuda.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pip
   - albumentations
   - rich
+  - setuptools>=36.6.0,<70.0.0
   - pip:
     - coremltools~=6.0
     - file:.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7fecc5fb8..637e7fdd6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [project]
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["pbr>=5.7.0", "setuptools>=36.6.0", "wheel"]
+requires = ["pbr>=5.7.0", "setuptools>=36.6.0,<70.0.0", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "pbr.build"