diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 1ae1c81..78ee07e 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ynh_script_progression --message="Installing SearXNG..." --weight=2
 
 python3 -m venv --system-site-packages "$install_dir/searxng-pyenv"
 set +o nounset; source "$install_dir/searxng-pyenv/bin/activate"; set -o nounset
-pip3 install -U pip setuptools wheel pyyaml --no-cache-dir
+pip3 install -U pip "setuptools<71.0.0" wheel pyyaml --no-cache-dir
 pip3 install -e "$install_dir/searxng-src"
 
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