diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 295d26c8c7c..5c16b561132 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 1.9.4
+
+### Bug Fixes:
+*  pin setuptools version to fix the startup error ([#15883](https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/pull/15883)) 
+
 ## 1.9.3
 
 ### Bug Fixes:
diff --git a/requirements_versions.txt b/requirements_versions.txt
index 3df74f3d6a6..3037a395bfc 100644
--- a/requirements_versions.txt
+++ b/requirements_versions.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+setuptools==69.5.1  # temp fix for compatibility with some old packages
 GitPython==3.1.32
 Pillow==9.5.0
 accelerate==0.21.0