diff --git a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
index 3fdff7cc..4e49fdbf 100755
--- a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
+++ b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
@@ -1630,6 +1630,14 @@ if [ -e "$HOME/.pydistutils.cfg" ]; then
   } >&2
 fi
 
+# Download specified version of ez_setup.py/get-pip.py (#202)
+if [ -n "${SETUPTOOLS_VERSION}" ]; then
+  EZ_SETUP_URL="https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/raw/${SETUPTOOLS_VERSION}/ez_setup.py"
+fi
+if [ -n "${PIP_VERSION}" ]; then
+  GET_PIP_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pypa/pip/${PIP_VERSION}/contrib/get-pip.py"
+fi
+
 SEED="$(date "+%Y%m%d%H%M%S").$$"
 LOG_PATH="${TMP}/python-build.${SEED}.log"
 PYTHON_BIN="${PREFIX_PATH}/bin/python"