diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9e940a6ae..7b61b5604 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
+    # <https://github.com/kevin1024/vcrpy/issues/855>
+    # <https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/4519>
+    - name: Unbreak vcrpy install
+      run: |
+        echo 'setuptools<72' > /tmp/pip-constraint.txt
+        echo PIP_CONSTRAINT=/tmp/pip-constraint.txt >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel