Errors when installing numpy==1.21.0

[DataMonsterBoy]

When trying to get setup and install numpy==1.21.0 I get this error on mac:

File "", line 1387, in _gcd_import
File "", line 1360, in _find_and_load
File "", line 1310, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "", line 1387, in _gcd_import
File "", line 1360, in _find_and_load
File "", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 935, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 995, in exec_module
File "", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/private/var/folders/nh/z6mzsj957lq0fwbgwrwh0btc0000gn/T/pip-build-env-f_nd5trp/overlay/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/init.py", line 9, in
import distutils.core
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'

Any reason why we need such an old version of numpy? Or additionally is an older version of python necessary here? I am using 3.12.3