Won't install in python 3.8 (x86) on MacOS

[ut-adamc]

Python 3.8.16, pip 22.0.4:

x86-py3.8.16[asmp concur@tests]: ≈ pip install faketime
Looking in indexes: https://adamc:****@artifacts.austin.utexas.edu/api/pypi/ut-pypi/simple, https://adamc:****@artifacts.austin.utexas.edu/artifactory/api/pypi/ebit-pypi/simple
Collecting faketime
  Using cached https://artifacts.austin.utexas.edu/api/pypi/ut-pypi/packages/packages/2a/4f/14ae990f996f14c6b229938d1713a2ae067d3added78a2610c6baa65472e/faketime-0.9.8.tar.gz (41 kB)
  Preparing metadata (setup.py) ... error
  error: subprocess-exited-with-error

  × python setup.py egg_info did not run successfully.
  │ exit code: 1
  ╰─> [10 lines of output]
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "<string>", line 2, in <module>
        File "<pip-setuptools-caller>", line 34, in <module>
        File "/private/var/folders/wc/01hqy4890zv7n7wnqnkjr7vc0000gq/T/pip-install-ymeke9x_/faketime_f5706c44da474e82a94178f93b1c95f2/setup.py", line 79, in <module>
          version=read('VERSION').replace('\n', ''),
        File "/private/var/folders/wc/01hqy4890zv7n7wnqnkjr7vc0000gq/T/pip-install-ymeke9x_/faketime_f5706c44da474e82a94178f93b1c95f2/setup.py", line 74, in read
          with codecs.open(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), *parts)) as f:
        File "/opt/homebrew_x86/bin/../Cellar/python@3.8/3.8.16/bin/../Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/codecs.py", line 905, in open
          file = builtins.open(filename, mode, buffering)
      FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/private/var/folders/wc/01hqy4890zv7n7wnqnkjr7vc0000gq/T/pip-install-ymeke9x_/faketime_f5706c44da474e82a94178f93b1c95f2/VERSION'
      [end of output]

  note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: metadata-generation-failed

× Encountered error while generating package metadata.
╰─> See above for output.

note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.
hint: See above for details.