diff --git a/build-tools/requirements/debian/upper-constraints.txt b/build-tools/requirements/debian/upper-constraints.txt
index 07a67982..21d2f1f6 100644
--- a/build-tools/requirements/debian/upper-constraints.txt
+++ b/build-tools/requirements/debian/upper-constraints.txt
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ oslo.upgradecheck===1.1.1
 oslo.utils===4.6.0
 oslo.versionedobjects===2.3.0
 osprofiler===3.4.0
-packaging===20.9
+#packaging===20.9          # on box
+packaging===22.0           # Compatibility with setuptools 71, used on zuul
+                           # https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/4483
 pankoclient===1.1.0
 paramiko===2.7.2
 passlib===1.7.4