diff --git a/.azure/gpu-benchmarks.yml b/.azure/gpu-benchmarks.yml
index 24b78542a7..6825850ae0 100644
--- a/.azure/gpu-benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.azure/gpu-benchmarks.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ jobs:
           pip list
         displayName: "Image info & NVIDIA"
 
-      - bash: pip install -e .[dev] --find-links ${TORCH_URL}
+      - bash: |
+          pip install -e .[dev] --find-links ${TORCH_URL}
+          pip install setuptools==75.6.0
         env:
           FREEZE_REQUIREMENTS: "1"
         displayName: "Install package"
diff --git a/.azure/gpu-tests-fabric.yml b/.azure/gpu-tests-fabric.yml
index cd1cf09373..9d7514f285 100644
--- a/.azure/gpu-tests-fabric.yml
+++ b/.azure/gpu-tests-fabric.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ jobs:
       - bash: |
           extra=$(python -c "print({'lightning': 'fabric-'}.get('$(PACKAGE_NAME)', ''))")
           pip install -e ".[${extra}dev]" pytest-timeout -U --find-links="${TORCH_URL}" --find-links="${TORCHVISION_URL}"
+          pip install setuptools==75.6.0
         displayName: "Install package & dependencies"
 
       - bash: |
diff --git a/.azure/gpu-tests-pytorch.yml b/.azure/gpu-tests-pytorch.yml
index ae4c1367b6..b48961c7f3 100644
--- a/.azure/gpu-tests-pytorch.yml
+++ b/.azure/gpu-tests-pytorch.yml
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ jobs:
       - bash: |
           extra=$(python -c "print({'lightning': 'pytorch-'}.get('$(PACKAGE_NAME)', ''))")
           pip install -e ".[${extra}dev]" pytest-timeout -U --find-links="${TORCH_URL}" --find-links="${TORCHVISION_URL}"
+          pip install setuptools==75.6.0
         displayName: "Install package & dependencies"
 
       - bash: pip uninstall -y lightning