diff --git a/met_plus_requirements.txt b/met_plus_requirements.txt
index 17462e1c..7737f495 100644
--- a/met_plus_requirements.txt
+++ b/met_plus_requirements.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ packaging==22.0
 pluggy==1.0.0
 PyMySQL==1.1.1
 pytz==2022.6
-setuptools==65.5.1
+setuptools==70.0.0
 six==1.16.0
 tomli==2.0.1
 wheel==0.38.1
diff --git a/nco_requirements.txt b/nco_requirements.txt
index 17462e1c..7737f495 100644
--- a/nco_requirements.txt
+++ b/nco_requirements.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ packaging==22.0
 pluggy==1.0.0
 PyMySQL==1.1.1
 pytz==2022.6
-setuptools==65.5.1
+setuptools==70.0.0
 six==1.16.0
 tomli==2.0.1
 wheel==0.38.1