diff --git a/devops/base/Dockerfile b/devops/base/Dockerfile
index 765a75c4c..a0454db5d 100644
--- a/devops/base/Dockerfile
+++ b/devops/base/Dockerfile
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ RUN set -ex \
 RUN set -ex \
  && /virtualenv/env3/bin/pip install --upgrade \
         pip \
+ && /virtualenv/env3/bin/pip install setuptools==59.5.0 \
  && /virtualenv/env3/bin/pip install --upgrade \
         # Install build requirements
         cmake \
         ninja \
-        scikit-build \
-        setuptools==59.5.0 \
+        scikit-build \    
         setuptools_scm[toml] \
         cython \
         # Install handy developer tools