diff --git a/package_versions.txt b/package_versions.txt
index d4653c3..e63e231 100755
--- a/package_versions.txt
+++ b/package_versions.txt
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ requests                2.32.3                 python
 requests-oauthlib       2.0.0                  python                   
 sabctools               8.2.3                  python                   
 scanelf                 1.3.7-r2               apk                      
-setuptools              70.3.0                 python                   
+setuptools              71.0.0                 python                   
 sgmllib3k               1.0.0                  python                   
 shadow                  4.15.1-r0              apk                      
 six                     1.16.0                 python