diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-ci-machine/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-ci-machine/action.yml
index a5b117c0..298c311f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-ci-machine/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-ci-machine/action.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip
       shell: bash
-    - run: pip install wheel==0.30.0 setuptools==70.0.0
-      shell: bash
     - run: pip install pytest==6.2.5
       shell: bash
     - run: pip install coverage
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-workflow.yml
index 6860b952..e311f666 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-workflow.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
           architecture: x64
-      - name: Install setuptools
-        run: pip install setuptools==70.0.0
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ci-machine
       - uses: ./.github/actions/build-publish-azure-devops-cli-extension
 
@@ -29,8 +27,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
           architecture: x64
-      - name: Install setuptools
-        run: pip install setuptools==70.0.0
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ci-machine
       - uses: ./.github/actions/build-publish-azure-cli-test-sdk
 
@@ -143,8 +139,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
           architecture: x64
-      - name: Install setuptools
-        run: pip install setuptools==70.0.0
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install-azure-cli-edge
       - uses: ./.github/actions/download-install-local-azure-test-sdk
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ci-machine
@@ -165,8 +159,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
           architecture: x64
-      - name: Install setuptools
-        run: pip install setuptools==70.0.0
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install-azure-cli-edge
       - uses: ./.github/actions/download-install-local-azure-test-sdk
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ci-machine
@@ -201,8 +193,6 @@ jobs:
           architecture: x64
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ci-machine
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install-azure-cli-edge
-      - name: Install setuptools
-        run: pip install setuptools==70.0.0
       - name: Build wheel for Azure DevOps CLI extension
         run: python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
         working-directory: 'azure-devops/'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-workflow.yml
index 55f363d6..9791c1af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-workflow.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
           architecture: x64
-      - name: Install setuptools
-        run: pip install setuptools==70.0.0
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ci-machine
       - uses: ./.github/actions/build-publish-azure-devops-cli-extension
 
@@ -30,8 +28,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
           architecture: x64
-      - name: Install setuptools
-        run: pip install setuptools==70.0.0
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ci-machine
       - uses: ./.github/actions/build-publish-azure-cli-test-sdk
 
@@ -152,8 +148,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
           architecture: x64
-      - name: Install setuptools
-        run: pip install setuptools==70.0.0
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install-azure-cli-edge
       - uses: ./.github/actions/download-install-local-azure-test-sdk
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ci-machine
@@ -174,8 +168,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
           architecture: x64
-      - name: Install setuptools
-        run: pip install setuptools==70.0.0
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install-azure-cli-edge
       - uses: ./.github/actions/download-install-local-azure-test-sdk
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ci-machine
@@ -213,8 +205,6 @@ jobs:
           architecture: x64
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ci-machine
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install-azure-cli-edge
-      - name: Install setuptools
-        run: pip install setuptools==70.0.0
       - name: Build wheel for Azure DevOps CLI extension
         run: python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
         working-directory: 'azure-devops/'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/released-version.yml b/.github/workflows/released-version.yml
index 93e7f060..47f512e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/released-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/released-version.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m venv env
           source env/bin/activate
-          pip install wheel==0.30.0 setuptools==70.0.0
           pip install azdev
           azdev --version
           azdev setup -r ./ -e azure-devops