diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f0e7bc850..888c6719b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ pytest-splinter==1.8.5
 pytest-django==3.1.2
 parse==1.8.2
 parse-type==0.4.1
-setuptools==39.0.1
+setuptools==65.5.1
 python-dateutil==2.6.1
 python-gnupg==0.4.1
 python-memcached==1.59