diff --git a/medcat_service/requirements.txt b/medcat_service/requirements.txt
index cdd508a..9025000 100644
--- a/medcat_service/requirements.txt
+++ b/medcat_service/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ gunicorn==22.0.0
 injector==0.21.0
 flask-injector==0.15.0
 medcat==1.11.0
-setuptools==65.5.1
+setuptools==70.0.0
 simplejson==3.19.2
 werkzeug==3.0.3
 setuptools_rust==1.9.0
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