diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_inf2.yml b/.github/workflows/test_inf2.yml
index c68e30a59..567aa8980 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_inf2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_inf2.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           python3 -m venv aws_neuron_venv_pytorch
           source aws_neuron_venv_pytorch/bin/activate
           python -m pip install -U pip
+          pip install --upgrade setuptools==69.5.1
           python -m pip config set global.extra-index-url https://pip.repos.neuron.amazonaws.com
           python -m pip install .[neuronx,tests]
       - name: Run cache tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_inf2_export.yml b/.github/workflows/test_inf2_export.yml
index 91af90317..d0bebb778 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_inf2_export.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_inf2_export.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           python3 -m venv aws_neuron_venv_pytorch
           source aws_neuron_venv_pytorch/bin/activate
           python -m pip install -U pip
+          pip install --upgrade setuptools==69.5.1
           python -m pip config set global.extra-index-url https://pip.repos.neuron.amazonaws.com
           python -m pip install .[neuronx,tests]
       - name: Run exporters tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_inf2_full_export.yml b/.github/workflows/test_inf2_full_export.yml
index 9025ee3ef..b16274920 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_inf2_full_export.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_inf2_full_export.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           python3 -m venv aws_neuron_venv_pytorch
           source aws_neuron_venv_pytorch/bin/activate
           python -m pip install -U pip
+          pip install --upgrade setuptools==69.5.1
           python -m pip config set global.extra-index-url https://pip.repos.neuron.amazonaws.com
           python -m pip install .[neuronx,tests]
       - name: Run exporters tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_inf2_inference.yml b/.github/workflows/test_inf2_inference.yml
index 62bed4a32..006a73110 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_inf2_inference.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_inf2_inference.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           python3 -m venv aws_neuron_venv_pytorch
           source aws_neuron_venv_pytorch/bin/activate
           python -m pip install -U pip
+          pip install --upgrade setuptools==69.5.1
           python -m pip config set global.extra-index-url https://pip.repos.neuron.amazonaws.com
           python -m pip install .[neuronx,tests]
       - name: Run inference tests
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f337ddb32..70fd7db8d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=69.5.1"]
+requires = ["setuptools==69.5.1"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
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