diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c79f2c0..0f1d27b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     install_requires=["ete3 == 3.1.3",
                       "biopython == 1.84",
                       "six == 1.16.0",
-                      "setuptools == 75.3.0"],
+                      "setuptools == 78.1.1"],
     extras_require={  # Optional
         "dev": ["pre-commit", "pipenv"],
         "test": ["pytest", "pytest-cov"],