diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d3201dc..0249b5d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ scikit_learn == 0.22.1
 scipy == 1.4.1
 
 # setup.py: 1
-setuptools == 45.2.0
+setuptools == 65.5.1
 
 # Vampyr_MTL\functions\MTL_Cluster_Least_L21.py: 9,10
 # Vampyr_MTL\functions\MTL_Least_L21.py: 9,10