diff --git a/.github/workflows/monokle-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/monokle-publish.yml
index 9b2aaac77..d3bc873fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/monokle-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/monokle-publish.yml
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Fixes issues with node-gyp https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/issues/2869
       - name: Install Python utilities
-        run: python3 -m pip install setuptools
+        run: python3 -m pip install setuptools --break-system-packages
 
       # Install Dependencies
       - name: Install Dependencies