diff --git a/tools/install_pip.sh b/tools/install_pip.sh
index 55ef93e44d..c9119ae410 100755
--- a/tools/install_pip.sh
+++ b/tools/install_pip.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ if [[ -n $PYPI_ALTERNATIVE_URL ]]; then
     configure_pypi_alternative_url
 fi
 
-pip_install -U setuptools
+pip_install -U "setuptools<8.0"
 
 get_versions