diff --git a/dev/requirements_build_gui.txt b/dev/requirements_build_gui.txt
index 58b99d416..c859fa355 100644
--- a/dev/requirements_build_gui.txt
+++ b/dev/requirements_build_gui.txt
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ scipy>=0.16.0
 docopt==0.6.2
 vtk==9.0.1
 pillow>=3.1.1
-pywin32           # installs a DLL (I forget which)
-
-# from many moons ago
-# note that 19.3-19.6.2 don't work; it'll cause:
-# ImportError: The 'packaging' package is required; normally this is bundled with this package so if you get this warning
-setuptools>=50.3.1 # earliest version released after for python 3.9.0
+pywin32             # installs a DLL (I forget which)
+setuptools>=65.5.1  # note that 19.3-19.6.2 don't work; it'll cause:
+#setuptools>=50.3.1 # earliest version released after for python 3.9.0
 #numpydoc