diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 804549a..847737d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def read(*paths):
     'pytest-cov',
     'tabulator',
     'tox',
-    'setuptools==71.0.0',
+    'setuptools==78.1.1',
 ]
 EXAMPLES_REQUIRE = [
     'python-dotenv',