diff --git a/docs/changelog/2642.bugfix.rst b/docs/changelog/2642.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d91a4f0e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/2642.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Upgrade embedded wheels:
+
+* setuptools to ``68.2.0`` from ``68.1.2``
diff --git a/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py b/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py
index fcbb35cc4..698d9ea86 100644
--- a/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py
+++ b/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py
@@ -13,27 +13,27 @@
     },
     "3.8": {
         "pip": "pip-23.2.1-py3-none-any.whl",
-        "setuptools": "setuptools-68.1.2-py3-none-any.whl",
+        "setuptools": "setuptools-68.2.0-py3-none-any.whl",
         "wheel": "wheel-0.41.2-py3-none-any.whl",
     },
     "3.9": {
         "pip": "pip-23.2.1-py3-none-any.whl",
-        "setuptools": "setuptools-68.1.2-py3-none-any.whl",
+        "setuptools": "setuptools-68.2.0-py3-none-any.whl",
         "wheel": "wheel-0.41.2-py3-none-any.whl",
     },
     "3.10": {
         "pip": "pip-23.2.1-py3-none-any.whl",
-        "setuptools": "setuptools-68.1.2-py3-none-any.whl",
+        "setuptools": "setuptools-68.2.0-py3-none-any.whl",
         "wheel": "wheel-0.41.2-py3-none-any.whl",
     },
     "3.11": {
         "pip": "pip-23.2.1-py3-none-any.whl",
-        "setuptools": "setuptools-68.1.2-py3-none-any.whl",
+        "setuptools": "setuptools-68.2.0-py3-none-any.whl",
         "wheel": "wheel-0.41.2-py3-none-any.whl",
     },
     "3.12": {
         "pip": "pip-23.2.1-py3-none-any.whl",
-        "setuptools": "setuptools-68.1.2-py3-none-any.whl",
+        "setuptools": "setuptools-68.2.0-py3-none-any.whl",
         "wheel": "wheel-0.41.2-py3-none-any.whl",
     },
 }
diff --git a/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/setuptools-68.1.2-py3-none-any.whl b/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/setuptools-68.2.0-py3-none-any.whl
similarity index 88%
rename from src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/setuptools-68.1.2-py3-none-any.whl
rename to src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/setuptools-68.2.0-py3-none-any.whl
index e9fdff1cd..92825c8e5 100644
Binary files a/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/setuptools-68.1.2-py3-none-any.whl and b/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/setuptools-68.2.0-py3-none-any.whl differ