diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index cb22f2343..86fdd0322 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ install:
   - python --version
   - python -m pip install pip --upgrade
   - pip -V
-  - pip install setuptools --upgrade
+  - pip install setuptools==60.10.0 --upgrade
   - pip install cython --upgrade
   - pip install numpy
   - pip install freetype-py