diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index edb2791..447cb37 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-setuptools==68.1.2
+setuptools==70.0.0
 rdflib==7.0.0
 neo4j==5.11.0
 testcontainers~=3.7.1