diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
index 72ad198..c5ffc12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ jobs:
     
     name: Python (${{ matrix.python-version }})
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    #env:
+    env:
+      SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS: stdlib
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.8","3.9","3.10","3.11"]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_macosx.yml b/.github/workflows/build_macosx.yml
index 8f0c227..ec09a40 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_macosx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_macosx.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ jobs:
 
     name: Python (${{ matrix.python-version }})
     runs-on: macos-latest
+    env:
+      SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS: stdlib
 
     defaults:
       run: