diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0235c145e23c..79911bd51f1a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ grpc-google-iam-v1==0.12.3
 google-api-core==1.22.0
 pytz==2020.1
 google-auth==1.24.0
-setuptools==44.1.1
+setuptools==65.5.1
 six==1.15.0
 urllib3==1.26.5
 certifi==2020.6.20