diff --git a/python/build-wheel-windows.sh b/python/build-wheel-windows.sh
index 504ec1f59..8a6b675e3 100755
--- a/python/build-wheel-windows.sh
+++ b/python/build-wheel-windows.sh
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ build_wheel_windows() {
         exit 1
       fi
 
+      # Drop this pin once Python 3.6 is retired from Ray.
+      # Details in https://github.com/ray-project/ray/issues/24653.
+      conda install --upgrade setuptools==58.4
+
       unset PYTHON2_BIN_PATH PYTHON3_BIN_PATH  # make sure these aren't set by some chance
       install_ray
       cd "${WORKSPACE_DIR}"/python