diff --git a/.github/workflows/catkin_build.yml b/.github/workflows/catkin_build.yml
index 064a963..a3dcba7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/catkin_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/catkin_build.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       # 1. Install basic requirements
       - run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y git
       - run: if [[ "$ROS_DISTRO" = "noetic" ]] ;  then apt-get install -y python3-pip ros-noetic-catkin python3-catkin-tools ; fi
+      - run: pip install setuptools==68.0.0 importlib-metadata==8.2.0 # hack because there is an issue on >=71.0.0 https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/4478
 
       # 2. Checkout repo with submodules
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 21e8191..6018e37 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ WORKDIR /catkin_ws/src/uav_hitl_simulator
 # 1. Install basic requirements
 RUN apt-get update                                                              &&  \
     apt-get upgrade -y                                                          &&  \
-    apt-get install -y  git ros-$ROS_DISTRO-catkin python3-pip python3-catkin-tools
+    apt-get install -y  git ros-$ROS_DISTRO-catkin python3-pip
+
+# hack because there is an issue on >=71.0.0 https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/4478
+RUN pip install setuptools==68.0.0 importlib-metadata==8.2.0
+RUN apt-get install -y python3-catkin-tools
+
 RUN if [[ "$ROS_DISTRO" = "melodic" ]] ; then apt-get install -y python-pip python-catkin-tools ; fi
 
 # 2. Install requirements