diff --git a/runtime-image/resources/requirements.txt b/runtime-image/resources/requirements.txt
index 2d010eef..85307de4 100644
--- a/runtime-image/resources/requirements.txt
+++ b/runtime-image/resources/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 pip
-setuptools==40.2.0
+setuptools==70.0.0
 wheel==0.31.1