diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7278f6d7e7..01bda386f4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def run(self):
         'tensorboardX<=2.6',
         'tqdm',
     ],
-    setup_requires=['grpcio-tools~=1.56.2'],
+    setup_requires=['grpcio-tools>=1.56.2,<1.65.0'],
     python_requires='>=3.8, <3.12',
     project_urls={
         'Bug Tracker': 'https://github.com/intel/openfl/issues',