diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 22fafae38..1c8707d32 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ flit_core==3.7.1
 toml==0.10.2
 tomli==1.2.3
 pip==22.2.1
-setuptools==65.5.1
+setuptools==68.1.2
 setuptools-rust==1.5.2
 setuptools-scm[toml]==7.1.0
 typing_extensions==4.7.1