diff --git a/utils/vtest_py/requirements.txt b/utils/vtest_py/requirements.txt
index 7c778501..8b8019e6 100644
--- a/utils/vtest_py/requirements.txt
+++ b/utils/vtest_py/requirements.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pyparsing==2.4.7
 pytest==4.6.9
 scandir==1.10.0
 scapy==2.4.3
-setuptools==44.1.0
+setuptools==70.0.0
 six==1.14.0
 typing==3.7.4.1
 wcwidth==0.1.9