diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 3fa642045..41da028f6 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ reuse-blerbs:
         # Set python to 3.5.2
         pyenv global 3.5.2
         pip install -U pip
+        pip install setuptools==49.6.0
         pip install pipenv
         pipenv install