diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a40914b..a21e0e4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ wheel>=0.38.0
 boto>=2.48.0
 python-dateutil>=2.6.1,<3.0.0
 diskcache>=2.9.0,<3.0.0
-setuptools>=65.5.1
+setuptools>=70.0.0
 attrs>=18.1.0,<19.0.0
 trans>=2.1.0,<3.0.0
 certifi>=2023.7.22 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability