diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c4d1e7c1..0026886d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [build-system]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 requires = [
-    "setuptools==71.1.0",
+    "setuptools==72.0.0",
     "setuptools-scm==8.1.0",
 ]
 
diff --git a/template/pyproject.toml.jinja b/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
index 992a7fe0..cc477560 100644
--- a/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
+++ b/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [build-system]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 requires = [
-    "setuptools==71.1.0",
+    "setuptools==72.0.0",
     "setuptools-scm==8.1.0",
 ]