diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 065b4ac8..a5b20e1a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [build-system]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 requires = [
-    "setuptools==72.2.0",
+    "setuptools==73.0.1",
     "setuptools-scm==8.1.0",
 ]
 
diff --git a/template/pyproject.toml.jinja b/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
index 064a3f44..31c0c6f6 100644
--- a/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
+++ b/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [build-system]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 requires = [
-    "setuptools==72.2.0",
+    "setuptools==73.0.1",
     "setuptools-scm==8.1.0",
 ]