diff --git a/tcp_tests/requirements.txt b/tcp_tests/requirements.txt
index a5e7619..7a4fbbf 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/tcp_tests/requirements.txt
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 functools32
 python-k8sclient==0.4.0
 salt-pepper
+setuptools!=36.2.1