diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index aabbc87..b485ebf 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 chia-blockchain==2.0.0
 blspy==2.0.3
-setuptools~=67.6.1
+setuptools~=70.1.1
 aiosqlite==0.20.0
 aiohttp==3.9.5
 pytest==8.2.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6dbd89d..2a634a6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def read(fname):
 dependencies = [
     "chia-blockchain==2.0.0",
     "blspy==2.0.3",
-    "setuptools~=56.1.0",
+    "setuptools>=56.1,<70.2",
     "aiosqlite==0.20.0",
     "aiohttp==3.9.5",
     "pytest==8.2.1",