diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index bc28a64..3b452f3 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pytest-pudb==0.6
 pytest==3.5.1
 
 # packaging
-setuptools==65.5.1
+setuptools==70.0.0
 twine==1.11.0
 wheel==0.38.4