ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies .....setuptools>=40.8.0

Am getting this error continuously whatever I try. How do I get round this frustrating error.
I already have setuptools installed as shown below and a much higher version.

ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement setuptools>=40.8.0 (from versions: none)
ERROR: No matching distribution found for setuptools>=40.8.0

Requirement already satisfied: setuptools in c:\users\\appdata\roaming\python\python38\site-packages (47.1.1)

The report names no repository file, test, or entry point. Start by reproducing the setuptools>=40.8.0 installation failure in the reported Python 3.8 environment and checking whether it is specific to the package or environment. Done means identifying a repository-side cause and a reproducible fix, or documenting that no repository change is indicated.

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