diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7965a499..cea017e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-## [1.3.0] - 2026-01-13
+### Fixed
 
+🔒(backend) prevent automatic upgrade setuptools
+
+## [1.3.0] - 2026-01-13
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f5243bef..6151f15f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 FROM python:3.13.5-alpine3.21 AS base
 
 # Upgrade pip to its latest release to speed up dependencies installation
-RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
+RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
 # Upgrade system packages to install security updates
 RUN apk update && \