diff --git a/requirements.dev.txt b/requirements.dev.txt
index daed523..55d234f 100644
--- a/requirements.dev.txt
+++ b/requirements.dev.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # building wheels, etc
 pip==21.3.1
-setuptools==49.2.0
+setuptools==65.5.1
 wheel==0.34.2
 pre-commit==1.15.2