diff --git a/packages/py-pynn/package.py b/packages/py-pynn/package.py
index eea8e7cafeca3969e063cbd580151d606948c562..21ca836e8dfc340d8219370660f32d84c18c8bdf 100644
--- a/packages/py-pynn/package.py
+++ b/packages/py-pynn/package.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class PyPynn(PythonPackage):
     depends_on('python@3.8:',         when="@0.11.0:")
 
     depends_on('py-setuptools',         type=('build'))
+    depends_on('py-setuptools@61:',     type=('build'), when="@0.11:")
 
     depends_on('py-jinja2@2.7:',        type=('run', 'test'))
     depends_on('py-docutils@0.10:',     type=('run', 'test'))