diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e6b3741..7c7afcd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 configobj==5.0.6
 pip==19.2
 pycurl==7.43.0.2
-setuptools==39.0.1
+setuptools==65.5.1
 six==1.12.0
 slick-bitcoinrpc==0.1.4
 ujson==1.35