diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f9f5d3e..104a132 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-- ENHANCEMENT
-  - upgrade upstream version
-  - upgrade pinned requests library
+- BUGFIX
+  - pin setuptools to v49 due to build issues with versions >= 50.0
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 58507a0..ea22142 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RUN apk add --update --no-cache --virtual .build-deps gcc make libffi-dev musl-d
     openssl-dev python3-dev && \
     apk add --update --no-cache git openssh-client && \
     echo "Installing ansible 'v$ANSIBLE_VERSION' ..." && \
-    pip install -qq --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip setuptools requests~=2.23 && \
+    pip install -qq --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip setuptools~=49.0 requests~=2.23 && \
     pip install -qq --no-cache-dir ansible~="$ANSIBLE_VERSION" && \
     echo "Installing requirements ..." && \
     MOLECULE_VERSION="${MOLECULE_VERSION##v}" && \