diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 72b788d..9ba0192 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 python==3.9.5
 pip==21.1.3
-setuptools==56.0.0
+setuptools==70.0.0
 wheel==0.36.2
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.3
 Flask==2.0.1