diff --git a/requirements-release.txt b/requirements-release.txt
index e5065907..d57bd86d 100644
--- a/requirements-release.txt
+++ b/requirements-release.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 twine==2.0.0
 wheel==0.33.6
-setuptools==40.6.2
+setuptools==41.2.0