diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 19c4174df..e1f921669 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ pyhumps==3.7.3
 pymongo==4.7.2
 PyYAML==6.0.2
 scipy==1.14.1
-setuptools==67.7.2
+setuptools==70.0.0