diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4feb3f19..6e489925 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ mautrix>=0.21.0b5,<0.22
 tulir-telethon==1.99.0a6
 asyncpg>=0.20,<1
 mako>=1,<2
-setuptools
+setuptools<82