diff --git a/model_hub/tests/requirements.txt b/model_hub/tests/requirements.txt
index 3ff2390791d..0cd4e9c6178 100644
--- a/model_hub/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/model_hub/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ datasets==1.9.0
 mmdet==2.21.0
 -f https://download.openmmlab.com/mmcv/dist/cpu/torch1.9.0/index.html
 mmcv-full==1.4.5
+
+setuptools<70 # pinned due to dependency removed in setuptools (MD-418)