diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7da1ccb..7ef2d0b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ python-semantic-release==9.8.5
 packaging==24.1
 wheel==0.43.0
 twine==5.1.1
+setuptools==70.2.0