diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 25952d1..6e34122 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-setuptools>=37.0.0
+setuptools>=78.1.1
 anyconfig==0.4.0
 #appdirs==1.4.0
 #argh==0.26.1