diff --git a/libbeat/tests/system/requirements.txt b/libbeat/tests/system/requirements.txt
index 0dc130bba950..e986398d53f4 100644
--- a/libbeat/tests/system/requirements.txt
+++ b/libbeat/tests/system/requirements.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PyYAML==5.4.1
 redis==2.10.6
 requests==2.25.1
 semver==2.8.1
-setuptools==47.3.2
+setuptools==65.5.1
 six==1.15.0
 stomp.py==4.1.22
 termcolor==1.1.0
diff --git a/libbeat/tests/system/requirements_aix.txt b/libbeat/tests/system/requirements_aix.txt
index 1feeb974f40e..0ce48e32eff5 100644
--- a/libbeat/tests/system/requirements_aix.txt
+++ b/libbeat/tests/system/requirements_aix.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ PyYAML==5.4.1
 redis==2.10.6
 requests==2.25.1
 semver==2.8.1
-setuptools==47.3.2
+setuptools==65.5.1
 six==1.15.0
 stomp.py==4.1.22
 termcolor==1.1.0