diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 35013e59..fc01b55f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ netbox_napalm_enabled: false
 netbox_napalm_packages:
   - napalm
 
+netbox_setuptools_version: ""
 netbox_pip_extra_args: []  # Additional pip arguments (e.g., ['--no-cache-dir', '-i', 'https://pypi.example.com/simple'])
 netbox_pip_packages: []
 netbox_pip_constraints:
diff --git a/tasks/deploy_netbox.yml b/tasks/deploy_netbox.yml
index 3da51e0c..83862219 100644
--- a/tasks/deploy_netbox.yml
+++ b/tasks/deploy_netbox.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
   ansible.builtin.pip:
     name:
       - pip
-      - setuptools
-    state: latest
+      - "setuptools{{ netbox_setuptools_version|default('') }}"
+    state: present
     virtualenv: "{{ netbox_virtualenv_path }}"
     virtualenv_command: "{{ netbox_python_binary }} -m venv"
   become: true