diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 44b091c..2775b9a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     install_requires=[
-        "setuptools==69.5.1",
+        "setuptools>=69.5.1",
         "stable-diffusion-sdkit==2.1.5",  # wrapper around stable-diffusion, to allow pip install
         "gfpgan",
         "piexif",