diff --git a/requirements_versions.txt b/requirements_versions.txt
index 389e2af33..916c056d0 100644
--- a/requirements_versions.txt
+++ b/requirements_versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-setuptools==69.5.1  # temp fix for compatibility with some old packages
+setuptools==60.10.0  # Downgrade setuptools as a temporary fix for compatibility with some old packages
 GitPython==3.1.32
 Pillow==9.5.0
 accelerate==0.21.0