diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 6aad94dddc..83e57cd58a 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ repos:
         - numpy>=1.20
         - pandas
         - types-filelock
-        - types-setuptools
+        - types-setuptools>=67.6.0.8
         always_run: true
         require_serial: true
         pass_filenames: false
diff --git a/pytensor/link/c/exceptions.py b/pytensor/link/c/exceptions.py
index 048b9a01fb..19cea04fe6 100644
--- a/pytensor/link/c/exceptions.py
+++ b/pytensor/link/c/exceptions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from setuptools._distutils.errors import CompileError as BaseCompileError
+from setuptools.errors import CompileError as BaseCompileError
 
 
 class MissingGXX(Exception):