diff --git a/test_requirements.txt b/test_requirements.txt
index f133d08..1725fd2 100644
--- a/test_requirements.txt
+++ b/test_requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ babel >= 2.9.1
 sphinx >= 4.0.2
 pytest >= 7.4.3
 pytest-html >= 4.1.0
-setuptools >= 67.0.0
+setuptools >= 78.1.1
 
 urllib3>=2.2.2 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 requests>=2.32.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability