diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7e8aba4..c6f476c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ passlib == 1.7.1
 psycopg2 == 2.8
 
 # setup.py: 1
-setuptools == 39.0.1
+setuptools == 65.5.1
 
 # server.py: 1
 waitress>=1.4.2