diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 329b4d60d..a80a998c8 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ fixes:
 - docs: link to external Discord plugin documentation (#1615)
 - chore: add ARG to Dockerfile and add proper stop signal (#1613)
 - fix: update module versions and build (#1627)
+- chore: update setuptools version (#1628)
 
 
 v6.1.9 (2022-06-11)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ae770ad00..1a76255aa 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 deps = [
     "webtest==3.0.0",
-    "setuptools==60.5.0",
+    "setuptools==65.5.1",
     "flask==2.0.2",
     "requests==2.27.1",
     "jinja2==3.0.3",