diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1955ab92..ccb123cd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ipython>=7.16.1,<7.17.0
 ipykernel==5.3.4
 neo4j==4.2.1
 rdflib~=5.0.0
-setuptools~=40.6.2
+setuptools>=65.5.1
 nbconvert>=6.3.0
 jedi<0.18.0
 markupsafe<2.1.0