diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 289e15b3..2bf73b36 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ setup(
     zip_safe=False,
     platforms="any",
     python_requires=">=3.8",
-    setup_requires=["setuptools>=61.0"],
+    setup_requires=["setuptools>=45.2"],
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
         "Environment :: Console",