diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/package-data.py b/test/sanity/code-smell/package-data.py
index 86537fc1e8b..353f3117db1 100644
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/package-data.py
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/package-data.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def check_build(complete_file_list: list[str], use_upper_setuptools_version: boo
             errors.extend(check_files('sdist', expected_sdist_files, actual_sdist_files))
             errors.extend(check_files('wheel', expected_wheel_files, actual_wheel_files))
 
-    errors = [f'{msg} ({setuptools_version})' for msg in errors]
+    errors = [f'{msg} (setuptools=={setuptools_version})' for msg in errors]
 
     return errors