diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e7eb08d..c292321 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 chia-blockchain==2.0.0
 blspy==2.0.2
-setuptools~=67.6.1
+setuptools~=70.0.0
 aiosqlite==0.19.0
 aiohttp==3.8.4
 pytest==7.4.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e03006c..c9b0e9c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def read(fname):
 dependencies = [
     "chia-blockchain==2.0.0",
     "blspy==2.0.2",
-    "setuptools~=56.1.0",
+    "setuptools>=56.1,<70.1",
     "aiosqlite==0.19.0",
     "aiohttp==3.8.4",
     "pytest==7.4.0",