diff --git a/src/requirements.txt b/src/requirements.txt
index 2f1502839..87a1537d6 100644
--- a/src/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/requirements.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 ######
 # packages that are required on all platforms
 #
-setuptools==70.3.0 # py2app fails on 71.0.3 and 71.0.4; pyinstaller windows/linux fails on 71.0.0 <= < 71.0.3
+setuptools==72.2.0 # py2app fails on 71.0.3 and 71.0.4; pyinstaller windows/linux fails on 71.0.0 <= < 71.0.3
 wheel==0.44.0
 pyserial==3.5
 pymodbus==3.6.9; python_version < '3.9' # last Python 3.8 release