diff --git a/news/5075.bugfix.rst b/news/5075.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8cf55a8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/5075.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Revert specifier of ``setuptools`` requirement in ``setup.py`` back to what it was in order to fix ``FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2]`` issue report.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d07a359a..3a1cd31a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if sys.argv[-1] == "publish":
 required = [
     "pip>=22.0.4",
     "certifi",
-    "setuptools>=60.0.0",
+    "setuptools>=36.2.1",
     "virtualenv-clone>=0.2.5",
     "virtualenv",
 ]