diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/registry.py b/jenkins_jobs/registry.py
index ab37f663c..249dd4365 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/registry.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/registry.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import logging
 import operator
 import pkg_resources
 import re
+import setuptools
 import types
 
 from six import PY2
@@ -72,6 +73,18 @@ class ModuleRegistry(object):
                 r"(.*)-(?:SNAPSHOT|BETA).*", r"\g<1>.preview", version
             )
 
+            logger.info(
+                "setuptools %r: %r",
+                setuptools,
+                setuptools.__version__,
+            )
+
+            logger.info(
+                "packaging %r: %r",
+                pkg_resources.extern.packaging.version,
+                pkg_resources.extern.packaging.__version__,
+            )
+
             if isinstance(
                 pkg_resources.parse_version(plugin_info["version"]),
                 pkg_resources.extern.packaging.version.LegacyVersion,
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2f8e5358c..d0a6d8537 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
+setuptools<=66.1.1
 six>=1.9.0 # MIT
 PyYAML>=3.10.0 # MIT
 pbr>=1.8 # Apache-2.0