diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 638b9f02..69c478ff 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 Release History
 ===============
+0.2.8
+++++++
+* Pin pip to 25.2 as pip 25.3 remove support for the legacy setup.py develop editable method in setuptools editable installs; setuptools >= 64 is now required. (#11457)
+
 0.2.7
 ++++++
 * Support resolve extension name in upcoming breaking change collection
diff --git a/azdev/__init__.py b/azdev/__init__.py
index 56001404..699b6042 100644
--- a/azdev/__init__.py
+++ b/azdev/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 # license information.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-__VERSION__ = '0.2.7'
+__VERSION__ = '0.2.8'
diff --git a/azdev/operations/setup.py b/azdev/operations/setup.py
index 3782908e..cce62aa7 100644
--- a/azdev/operations/setup.py
+++ b/azdev/operations/setup.py
@@ -436,8 +436,9 @@ def setup(cli_path=None, ext_repo_path=None, ext=None, deps=None):
     subheading('Installing packages')
 
     try:
-        # upgrade to latest pip
-        pip_cmd('install --upgrade pip', 'Upgrading pip...')
+        # Pin pip to 25.2 as pip 25.3 remove support for the legacy setup.py develop editable
+        # method in setuptools editable installs; setuptools >= 64 is now required. (#11457)
+        pip_cmd('install --upgrade pip==25.2', 'Pin pip to 25.2...')
         _install_cli(cli_path, deps=deps)
         _install_extensions(ext_to_install)
     except CommandError as err: