diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index d81caf2a..e8c6d84b 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 doc8==0.10.1
 docutils==0.16.0
 GitPython==3.1.41
-setuptools==65.5.1
+setuptools==70.0.0
 sphinx_rtd_theme==0.5.2
 sphinx-sitemap==2.2.0
 sphinx-tabs==3.2.0