diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ca7b933cf..63f6db60a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ rq==1.11.1
 scikit-posthocs==0.7.0
 scipy==1.9.2
 seaborn==0.13.2
+setuptools<82
 sqlalchemy==1.4.41
 protobuf==3.20.3