diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9aeeee5..343cd05 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def read_file(name):
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=read_file('requirements/dev.txt').splitlines(),
     tests_require=read_file('requirements/test.txt').splitlines(),
-    setup_requires=['setuptools_scm', 'pytest-runner'],
+    setup_requires=['setuptools_scm==6.*', 'pytest-runner'],
     use_scm_version=True,
 
     keywords='django cqrs sql mixin amqp',