diff --git a/tools/install_pip.sh b/tools/install_pip.sh
index 55ef93e..c9119ae 100755
--- a/tools/install_pip.sh
+++ b/tools/install_pip.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@
     configure_pypi_alternative_url
 fi
 
-pip_install -U setuptools
+pip_install -U "setuptools<8.0"
 
 get_versions