diff --git a/requirements/edx-sandbox/base.txt b/requirements/edx-sandbox/base.txt
index efa01d17ae..b88b67386d 100644
--- a/requirements/edx-sandbox/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx-sandbox/base.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 #   * @edx/ospr - to check licensing
 #   * @edx/devops - to check system requirements
 
+# Pin packaging tools the same as edxapp.  Keep them in sync for our sanity.
+setuptools==34.0.2
+pip==9.0.1
+
+
 numpy==1.6.2
 networkx==1.7
 sympy==0.7.1