diff --git a/scripts/install-python.sh b/scripts/install-python.sh
index 42ab1ce2..4a02196c 100755
--- a/scripts/install-python.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-python.sh
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ sudo apt-get install -qq python3.10 > /dev/null
 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.10 1
 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.10 1
 python3 --version
-pip3 install -q --upgrade pip setuptools launchpadlib wheel
+pip3 install -q --upgrade pip setuptools==70.0.0 launchpadlib wheel