diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 476911b0..b46bf3ef 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     },
     install_requires=[
         'catkin_pkg >= 0.4.3',
-        'setuptools',
+        'setuptools < 82',
         'empy < 4',
         'packaging',
         'python-dateutil',
diff --git a/stdeb.cfg b/stdeb.cfg
index d986283f..5b9f5a8b 100755
--- a/stdeb.cfg
+++ b/stdeb.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 ; release with a high debinc to avoid conflict with upstream debian of the same release version
 Debian-Version: 100
-Depends3: python3-yaml, python3-empy, python3-packaging, python3-rosdep (>= 0.15.0), python3-rosdistro (>= 0.8.0), python3-vcstools (>= 0.1.22), python3-setuptools, python3-catkin-pkg (>= 0.4.3)
+Depends3: python3-yaml, python3-empy, python3-packaging, python3-rosdep (>= 0.15.0), python3-rosdistro (>= 0.8.0), python3-vcstools (>= 0.1.22), python3-setuptools (< 82), python3-catkin-pkg (>= 0.4.3)
 Conflicts3: python-bloom
 Copyright-File: LICENSE.txt
 Suite3: focal jammy noble bookworm trixie