diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3d35b14..b24c00c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.12
+          cache: 'pip'
+      - name: Install deps
+        run: "pip install 'setuptools~=72.1'"
 
       - name: Check metadata
         run: "python setup.py check"