diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f1d5740e4..8e81ffef0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ python-json-logger==0.1.5
 python-slugify==1.2.4
 redis==2.10.5
 requests==2.20.1
-setuptools==28.8.0
+setuptools==50.3.1
 Shapely==1.6.1
 SQLAlchemy==1.1.3
 transaction==1.6.1