diff --git a/.kokoro/requirements.txt b/.kokoro/requirements.txt
index 0d0bc19c0..c42bbe0d7 100644
--- a/.kokoro/requirements.txt
+++ b/.kokoro/requirements.txt
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ zipp==3.19.1 \
     # via importlib-metadata
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
-setuptools==65.6.3 \
-    --hash=sha256:57f6f22bde4e042978bcd50176fdb381d7c21a9efa4041202288d3737a0c6a54 \
-    --hash=sha256:a7620757bf984b58deaf32fc8a4577a9bbc0850cf92c20e1ce41c38c19e5fb75
+setuptools==70.0.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:54faa7f2e8d2d11bcd2c07bed282eef1046b5c080d1c32add737d7b5817b1ad4 \
+    --hash=sha256:f211a66637b8fa059bb28183da127d4e86396c991a942b028c6650d4319c3fd0
     # via -r requirements.in