diff --git a/scripts/ci_build.sh b/scripts/ci_build.sh
index 690dadd4..241ff8c8 100755
--- a/scripts/ci_build.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci_build.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ if ! command -v avocado > /dev/null; then
     virtualenv --python python3 /tmp/avocado_venv
     # shellcheck source=/dev/null
     source /tmp/avocado_venv/bin/activate
+    pip install setuptools==81.0.0
     pip install avocado-framework==103.0
     pip install avocado-framework-plugin-varianter-yaml-to-mux==103.0
 fi