diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 00bc2d2a3..5789667a7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 [tox]
 envlist = linters,pylint
-minversion = 2.3
+minversion = 3.2
 skipsdist = True
 stxdir = {toxinidir}/..
+# Cap setuptools via virtualenv to prevent compatibility issue with pb5 5.5.0
+# Tox is also needed to be constrained
+requires =
+  virtualenv<20.24.0
+  tox<4
+
 
 [testenv]
 install_command = pip install -U \