diff --git a/VC+/docs/requirements.txt b/VC+/docs/requirements.txt
index 4703de60..24f8887a 100644
--- a/VC+/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/VC+/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-setuptools==65.5.1
+setuptools==70.0.0
 
 django==3.2.25
 channels==1.1.5
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pydiscourse==0.9.0
 django-taggit-autosuggest==0.3.8
 pillow==10.3.0
 
-setuptools==65.5.1  # This should be removed after going to python 3.9
+setuptools==70.0.0  # This should be removed after going to python 3.9
 
 djangorestframework==3.15.2
 django-webpack-loader==1.5.0