diff --git a/tools/release/verify_python_release.py b/tools/release/verify_python_release.py
index 82a4cb5cf64..56729fee737 100644
--- a/tools/release/verify_python_release.py
+++ b/tools/release/verify_python_release.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ _DEFAULT_PACKAGES = [
     "grpcio-testing",
     "grpcio-admin",
     "grpcio-csds",
+    "grpcio-observability",
     "xds-protos",
 ]
 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_python.bat b/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_python.bat
index 587d4b55ff1..f76ac6b31c7 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_python.bat
+++ b/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_python.bat
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ set PATH=C:\%1;C:\%1\scripts;%PATH%
 set PATH=C:\msys64\mingw%2\bin;C:\tools\msys64\mingw%2\bin;%PATH%
 :end_mingw64_installation
 
-python -m pip install --upgrade pip six setuptools wheel
+python -m pip install --upgrade pip six
+@rem Ping to a single version to make sure we're building the same artifacts
+python -m pip install setuptools==69.5.1 wheel==0.43.0
 python -m pip install --upgrade "cython<3.0.0rc1"
 python -m pip install -rrequirements.txt --user
 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_python.sh b/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_python.sh
index 866fe15295c..e2bf41eb51c 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_python.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_python.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ export AUDITWHEEL=${AUDITWHEEL:-auditwheel}
 source tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_ccache_symlinks_rc
 
 # Needed for building binary distribution wheels -- bdist_wheel
-"${PYTHON}" -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
+"${PYTHON}" -m pip install --upgrade pip
+# Ping to a single version to make sure we're building the same artifacts
+"${PYTHON}" -m pip install setuptools==69.5.1 wheel==0.43.0
 
 if [ "$GRPC_SKIP_PIP_CYTHON_UPGRADE" == "" ]
 then