diff --git a/_requirements/default.txt b/_requirements/default.txt
index 913834f..f9b4768 100644
--- a/_requirements/default.txt
+++ b/_requirements/default.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-setuptools==67.8.0
+setuptools==68.2.2
 matplotlib>=3.0.0, <3.8.0
 ipython[notebook]>=8.0.0, <8.15.0
 urllib3  # for ipython